The Design Energy Code is an input in General Inputs extended project data section 1. For whole building projects with the value of the "Energy Model Status" input field of "Will NOT be Modeled" or "Will be Modeled", but the "Has the project established an EUI yet?" is not checkedwithout energy modeling, the Design Energy Code selection determines the SAVINGS savings for the project. The SAVINGS savings percentage is a code equivalent % savings of the selected code to the code basis for the 2030 Challenge, which is CBECS 2003.
...