Section 27-740
§ 27-740 Heating requirements. All habitable or occupiable rooms or
spaces, and all other rooms or spaces listed in table 12-1, shall be
provided with means of heating in accordance with the requirements of
this subchapter and reference standard RS 12-1. Heating systems shall be
capable of producing the required temperatures listed in table 12-1 when
the outdoor temperature is five degrees Fahrenheit and the wind velocity
is fifteen mph. In highly exposed locations, provision shall be made for
higher wind velocities. Heating equipment shall not be required when
either of the following conditions exist:
(a) Where the occupancy is seasonal and the rooms or buildings will
not be occupied between November first and May first of the following
year.
(b) Where the processes or activities normally conducted within the
space will generate sufficient heat to produce the prescribed indoor
temperature during the time of occupancy.
Table 12-1 Minimum Space Temperature Requirements{a}
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Minimum
Temperature
Rooms or Spaces (degree F)
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Habitable rooms in all buildings 70
Building equipment and machinery rooms 50
Patients' rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms, stairs
and corridors in hospitals and nursing homes 75
Bathrooms and toilet rooms, except patients' bathrooms
and toilet rooms in hospitals and nursing homes 70
Offices, waiting rooms, art galleries, museums,
libraries, meeting rooms, churches, classrooms,
auditoriums, lecture halls, night clubs, restaurants,
theatres, locker rooms, dressing rooms, and spaces
where persons are engaged in sedentary activities 70
Laboratories, light machine work, product inspections,
loft buildings, shops, stores, display rooms, show
rooms, sales rooms, and spaces where persons are
engaged in moderate physical activities 70
Laboratories, light machine work, product inspections,
loft buildings, shops, stores, display rooms, show
rooms, sales rooms, and spaces where persons are
engaged in moderate physical activities 65
Gymnasia, dance halls, skating rinks, bowling alleys,
heavy assembly workrooms or shops, and spaces where
persons are engaged in vigorous physical activities 60
Automotive repair shops 50
Storage areas, garages, space where work or process
requires a low temperature None
Hospital operating rooms, and recovery, labor, delivery,
and nursery rooms 80
Swimming pools, bathhouses, and shower rooms 75
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Note:
{a} Where the listed temperatures differ from those that are required
to be maintained under the provisions of section 131.03 of the New York
city health code, the higher temperature shall apply.
Section 27-741
§ 27-741 Minimum temperature requirements. Heating systems shall be
capable of producing the required minimum space temperatures as set
forth in table 12-1. Where the occupancy of a space does not conform
exactly with any of the spaces listed, the temperature shall be
determined by the requirements of the listed space to which it most
nearly conforms.
Section 27-742
§ 27-742 Devices producing incidental heat. Where a room or space
contains equipment that produces heat, such as motors, generators,
resistors, lights, compressors, steam heated vessels, etc., and where
such equipment is in constant use during the period of occupancy, the
equipment may be considered as a supplementary heating device. Its
heating capacity may be deducted from the required capacity of the
heating devices in the room.
Section 27-743
§ 27-743 Capacity of central heat sources. Where central heat sources
are used, they shall have a gross output capacity sufficient to provide
for the required heating load, including appropriate allowance for
distribution losses, pick-up, and the heating of domestic hot water if
the central heat source is used for that purpose.
Section 27-744
§ 27-744 System design. Where central heat sources are used, the
heating system including all wiring, piping and/or ductwork, the heat
sources and the various space heating devices shall be designed and
installed so as to be capable of producing the minimum temperatures set
forth in table 12-1. Also, the installation of the entire system shall
be in accordance with applicable requirements of this subchapter and
subchapters thirteen through sixteen of this chapter, and the electrical
code of the city of New York.
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