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eo <br />2018 WSEC Requirements for Commercial Buildings including Group R2, R3 & R4 over 3 stories & all R1 -- Administered by ©2021 NEEA, All rights reserved <br />The following information is necessary to check a building permit application for compliance with the building envelope requirements in the Washington State <br />Energy Code, Commercial Provisions. <br />For questions about this report, contact WSEC Commercial Technical Support at 360-539-5300 or via email at com.techsupport@waenergycodes.com <br />AIR LEAKAGE <br />YES C402.5. 1.1 <br />Air barrier <br />Identify location and provide diagram of <br />A4.01 <br />construction and <br />continuous air barrier in plans and sections <br />sealing <br />YES <br />Provide details for all joints, transitions in <br />A5.01 & A5.02 <br />materials, penetrations in air barrier and note <br />method of sealing (caulked, gasketed, or other <br />approved method) <br />NA C402.5.3 <br />Rooms containing <br />For room(s) located within the conditioned <br />C402.1.3 <br />fuel burning space <br />space that contain non -direct vent fuel- <br />C402.1.4 <br />conditioning <br />burning appliances that require outdoor air for <br />appliances <br />combustion, indicate method of isolation from <br />the conditioned space; include sealing of <br />walls, floor and ceiling of room, doorway <br />gasketting and sealing around ductwork and <br />piping penetrations <br />NA <br />Indicate walls, floor and ceiling of the room <br />envelope are insulated to the same level <br />required for exterior envelope, and <br />combustion air ductwork that passes thru <br />conditioned space is insulated to at least R-8 <br />NA C402.5.4 <br />Doors and access <br />Indicate locations of all doors and access <br />openings to shafts, <br />openings to shafts, chutes, stairways and <br />chutes, stairways and <br />elevator lobbies <br />elevator lobbies <br />NA <br />Indicate method of sealing of these openings <br />(gasketing, weatherstripping, other sealing <br />method); or exception taken <br />YES C402.5.5 <br />Outdoor air intakes, <br />Indicate locations of all stairway enclosure, <br />A2.02 <br />C403.7.8 <br />exhausts and relief <br />elevator shaft and building pressurization <br />openings <br />relief openings, outside air intakes and <br />exhaust openings <br />YES <br />Note in envelope plans that all relief, outside <br />MECHANICAL <br />air intake and exhaust openings shall be <br />DRAWINGS <br />provided with dampers in accordance with <br />Mechanical Section C403.7.8 <br />NA C402.5.8 <br />Recessed lighting in <br />Indicate method of sealing between light <br />building envelope <br />fixture housing and wall or ceiling <br />NA <br />Note in envelope plans that all recessed <br />lighting fixtures shall be IC rated and have an <br />air leakage rating not greater than 2 cfm per <br />ASTM E283 test; include these requirements <br />in lighting fixture schedules <br />NA C402.5.6 <br />Loading dock seals <br />Indicate weather seal at cargo and loading <br />dock doors <br />NA C402.5.7 <br />Vestibules <br />Indicate locations and dimensions of <br />vestibules for building entrances; also indicate <br />vestibule information for exit -only doors in <br />buildings where separate doors for entering <br />and exiting are provided <br />NA <br />Indicate locations of all building entrances and <br />exit -only doors provided with an air curtain in <br />lieu of a vestibule <br />Page 618 <br />