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11. The roof details should comply with the ventilation requirements of IRC Section R806 <br />and WSEC Section R402.2.3. Include a calculation for the minimum required ventilation <br />area in the drawings. The vents should be equally distributed between the roof eaves <br />and ridge, and around the building perimeter. <br />12. Insulation should be specified for all exterior walls, floors, slab -on -grade, and <br />ceiling/roof cavities per WSEC Table 402.1.1. <br />13. The project may include exposing the exterior envelope cavities for the entire <br />building. The building is required to be insulated per WSEC Section R503.1.1. Where <br />required, insulation complying with current code should be provided per Table <br />R402.1.1. Attics should be provided with ventilation baffles per Section R402.2.3. <br />14. The project includes replacement of the existing windows and exterior doors. The <br />required thermal ratings for each type of vertical fenestration should be specified. See <br />WSEC Table R402.1.1. <br />15. The project involves increasing the conditioned space at the upper floor. Energy credits <br />are required per WSEC Section R406. The required number of credits should be <br />normalized per Table R406.2. A schedule of the selected credits should be included in <br />the drawings. The performance requirements for the selected credits should be <br />specified. <br />16. The bathrooms and kitchen should specify exhaust fans including the minimum required <br />performance rates per IRC Table M1505.4.4(1). <br />17. The house is required to have a heating system per IRC Section R303.9. The type and <br />location of the system should be specified. If the system is new, it should be indicated <br />as such in the drawings. Gas appliances are prohibited in the locations specified in <br />Section G2406. <br />18. The house is required to have a water heating system per IRC Section R306.4. The type <br />and location of the system should be specified. If the system is new, it should be <br />indicated as such in the drawings. Seismic restraints should be provided per Section <br />M1307.2. Gas appliances are prohibited in the locations specified in Section G2406. <br />Structural: <br />19. The proposed project may include structural work. Structural drawings should be <br />submitted as needed that include framing plans, sections, details, construction <br />schedules, fastening schedules, materials requirements, general notes, special <br />inspection requirements, etc. The drawings should substantiate compliance with the <br />prescriptive requirements of the IRC. See IRC Sections R106.1.1 and R301.1. <br />20. The project may involve structural modifications that do not comply with the <br />prescriptive limitations of the IRC. Where a structural design is performed per Section <br />R301.1.3, structural drawings and calculations should be prepared by a professional <br />