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Energy code criteria

Codes often allow prescriptive and performance paths for compliance. An approach that compares a proposed design to a baseline or reference design to demonstrate that the proposed design is at least as efficient as the baseline in terms of annual energy use is an example of what type of path?
A. Prescriptive
B. Performance

AnswerB. Performance

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