6-5_Update

docs/section6/Rule6-5.md

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
 **Appendix G Section:** Section G3.1-6 Modeling Requirements for the Baseline building  
 **Appendix G Section Reference:**  None  
 
-**Applicability:** All required data elements exist for B_RMR  
-**Applicability Checks:**  
-
+**Applicability:** All required data elements exist for B_RMD  
+**Applicability Checks:**
   1. Building total area is more than 5,000sq.ft.  
 
 **Manual Check:** Yes  
@@ -30,24 +29,30 @@
   - **Applicability Check 1:**`if building_total_area_b > 5000:`  
 
   - For each space in building_b: `space_b in building_b...spaces:`  
+    - Get total lighting power density in space: `total_space_LPD_b = sum(interior_lighting.power_per_area for interior_lighting in space_b.interior_lighting)`
+
+    - Skip evaluating plenums, crawlspaces, and interstitial spaces that have no lighting power: `if total_space_LPD_b ==0 and space_b.function in [PLENUM, CRAWL_SPACE, INTERSTITIAL_SPACE]: continue`  
 
     - Get normalized space lighting schedule: `normalized_schedule_b = normalize_interior_lighting_schedules(space_b.interior_lighting, false)`  
 
-    - Get matching space in P_RMR: `space_p = match_data_element(P_RMR, Spaces, space_b.id)`  
+    - Get matching space in P_RMD: `space_p = match_data_element(P_RMD, Spaces, space_b.id)`  
 
-      - Get normalized space lighting schedule in P_RMR: `normalized_schedule_p = normalize_interior_lighting_schedules(space_p.interior_lighting, false)`
+    - Get normalized space lighting schedule in P_RMD: `normalized_schedule_p = normalize_interior_lighting_schedules(space_p.interior_lighting, false)`
 
-    - Check if automatic shutoff control is modeled in space during building closed hours (i.e. if lighting schedule hourly value in B_RMR is equal to P_RMR during building closed hours): `schedule_comparison_result = compare_schedules(normalized_schedule_b, normalized_schedule_p, inverse(building_open_schedule_b))`  
+    - Check if automatic shutoff control is modeled in space during building closed hours (i.e. if lighting schedule hourly value in B_RMD is equal to P_RMD during building closed hours): `schedule_comparison_result = compare_schedules(normalized_schedule_b, normalized_schedule_p, inverse(building_open_schedule_b))`  
 
     **Rule Assertion:**
 
-    - Case 1: For building closed hours, if lighting schedule hourly value in B_RMR is equal to P_RMR: `if schedule_comparison_result["total_hours_compared"] == schedule_comparison_result["total_hours_matched"]: PASS`  
+    - Case 1: If space has lighting power and is crawl space, interstitial space, or plenum: UNDETERMINED `if ( total_space_LPD_b > 0 ) AND ( space_function_b in [CRAWL_SPACE, INTERSTITIAL_SPACE, PLENUM] ): UNDETERMINED and raise_warning f"Space function is {space_function_b} and has lighting power modeled. Unable to determine whether this space should be included in the check."`
+
+    - Case 2: For building closed hours, if lighting schedule hourly value in B_RMD is equal to P_RMD: `if schedule_comparison_result["total_hours_compared"] == schedule_comparison_result["total_hours_matched"]: PASS`  
 
-    - Case 2: Else: `else: Failed`  
+    - Case 3: Else: `else: Failed`  
 
 
 **Notes:**
   1. Updated the Rule ID from 6-9 to 6-6 on 6/3/2022
-  2. Updated the Rule ID from 6-6 to 6-5 on 6/8/2022
+  2. Updated the Rule ID from 6-6 to 6-5 on 6/8/2022  
+  3. Updated to exclude crawl space, plenum or interstitial space on 9/29/2025.
 
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