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Ms. Stephanie Lofquist Gallagher Construction Plan Check Number: BW2011-004, First Building Review March 3, 2020 Architectural 1. Kitchens should be provided with local exhaust per IRC Section R303.4. a. Kitchen located in basement will have a hood exhaust greater than 100 cfm but less than 400 cfm 2. The dryer exhaust duct in the laundry room should comply with IRC Section M1502.4. a. Dryer duct in basement to vent out adjacent exterior wall and comply with M1502.4. 3. The Basement Level should include a main egress door and landing per IRC Sections R311.1 through R311.3. The door dimensions, landing location and size, and step should be specified in the drawings. a. There is an existing 32"door for access in and out of basement at grade level. There is an existing concrete landing with direct, unobstructed access to the rear or front of the property. 4. Emergency escape windows should be provided per IRC Section R310 in each bedroom. The window dimensions, opening sizes, and bottom sill heights should be specified in the drawings. a. See elevation 2/A5 5. The locations of new interior walls should be clearly denoted in Plan 2/A3. Details for the wall construction should be provided, including top and bottom plate connections to the structure. Walls should include fire blocking per IRC Section R302.11. New interior walls are poche in orange. See typical wall section A/A4. 6. The exterior of the building should be insulated to provide a thermal envelop complying with the 2015 WSEC. The thermal rating (i.e., Rmin, Umax) should be specified for each component of the building (e.g., walls, windows). Prescriptive values should be specified per WSEC Tables R402.1.1 or R402.1.3. The envelop should include the footings, below-grade walls, and slabs- on-grade. Alternatively, the thermal envelop may be designed per the Total UA method of WSEC Section R402.1.4; calculations substantiating the design should be included in the submittal documents. The crawl space is presumed to not be part of the habitable space and should be thermally separated, including the door. a. No changes to exterior envelop of building. We assume external walls are insulated; should any drywall be removed during construction exposing stud bays, R19 insulation will be installed. Existing windows are not being replaced, should they be replaced during construction, windows shall have a U value of 0.28. 7. The Basement Level dwelling should be designed to comply with the additional energy efficiency requirements of WSEC Section R406. The drawings should include a schedule listing the selected energy credits for the proposed project. a. Water heater supply for basement shall have a EF of 0.91 = 1.5 energy credits O Street3200 Cedar Eve ett WA98201 © 425.257.88577 fax O everett asgov/permit gov s Page 2 of 4