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� 2001 Washin ton Stale Nonresidential Ener Code Comoliance Form <br /> : • • • • <br /> 200t WasmnSron State Nomesiaenaa�Energy Coae Cornpliancn Forms RanseG Jure 10W KJM <br /> Envelope - Generel Requirements <br /> 1911 Insu�ation Produci samples used for U-factor determinations shall 6e <br /> 1311.1 Installation Requiremen�: All insulation materials production line units or repr�sentative d units as purchasej oy <br /> shall be installed according to the manufadurer's instructions �e consumer or contractoc Udabeled glazing and doors shall <br /> to achieve pmperdensities,maintain clearances, and maintain be assigned the default U�fac!a n Section 2006. <br /> unifortn R-values. To tl�e maxinum extent possible, insulation 73121 Solar Fleat Gain Coefficient and Shading <br /> shall e#end over the full mmponent area to the irrtended R- COeffi�ie^�:Sdar HeatGae:Co�cient(SHGC), shall be <br /> value. determ ined, certified and��beled in accordance with ihe <br /> Naticnal Fenestration RaEng Council(NFRC)Standard by a <br /> 1311.2 RootlCeiling Insulation:Open-down or poured loose- certified, independe�t agency, foereed�y the NFRC. <br /> fill insulation may be used in attic spaces where the slope d <br /> the ceiling is not more than 3/12 and there is at least thirty Exception: Shading cceffici�:nis(SC)shall be an <br /> inches of cleardistance from the top of ihe bottom chord of the ��ePtabk aRernate for compiiance vnih so�ar heat <br /> truss or ceiling jo'st to ihe underside of lhe sheathing al lhe gain coefficient reqwrements. Shading coeffiderrts <br /> roof ndge.When eave vents are installed, bafAing of ihe vent for glazing sha!I hetaken fron Chapter 27 of <br /> openings shall be provided so as to deFlect the incoming air Standard RS27 or 6om the manufacturefs test da[a <br /> above the surface of thr.insulation 1373 Moisture Corrtroi <br /> Where liahting fiMures are recessed into a suspended or 1313.1 Vapor Relarders:Vapor retarcJers shall be installed on <br /> exposed gdd ceiling,the roof/ceiling assembly sha0 be the warm side(in wiMer) of insulation as r=quired by this <br /> insulated in a loca6on other than direcUy on lhe suspended section <br /> ceiling. F�ception:Vapor retarder installed with not more <br /> Exeeption: Type IC rated recessed lic�hting fiMures. than 1/3 of ihe nominal R•value between it and the <br /> Where installed in wood 6arning,(aced batt insulatior. conditioned space. <br /> shall be face staped. 1313.2 RooflCeiling Assemblies:Rooflceiling assemblies <br /> 1311.3 Wall Insulation:Exterior wail cavities isolated during �+�re the ventilation space above the insulation is less than <br /> 6aming shall be fully insulated to the levels of the surrounding an average of hvelve inches shall be prwided with a vapor <br /> wal$.When installed in wood frarning,faced 6att insWation retardec Roof/ceiling assemblies without a vented airspace, <br /> shall he face stapled. where neilher the root deck nor the roof structure are made d <br /> Above grede exterior insulaGon shall be proteded. W�d, shall provide a continuous vapor retarderwith taped <br /> seams. <br /> 17'17.4 Floor Insulation: Floor insulation shall be in5alled in F�cception:Vaper retartlers need not he prwided <br /> a permanent manner in substantial contact with the surtace where all of the insulation is insWlled between the <br /> being insulated. Inwlation supports shatl be installed so roof inembrane and the structural rod deck <br /> spacing s nol more than twenN-four inches on cerrter. <br /> Installed insulation shall not dock lhe airflow ihrougn 1313.3 WaIIs:Wal6 separating condi6oned space Bom <br /> foundalion vents. unconditbned space shall be protided wilh a vapa retarder. <br /> 1311.5 Slab-On�Grede Ftoor: Slab-on-grade ins�Eation 1313.4 Floors:Floas separating conditioned space 6om <br /> irutalled inside the foundation wall shall extend dowrtward from uncondifioned space shall be prov�ded with a vapor retarder. <br /> the top of the slab a n��inimum distance of Iwentyiour inches w 1313.5 Gawl Spaces:A ground cover of six mil(0.006 inch <br /> to the top d the footing,whichever is less. Insulation installed thick)black polyethylene or approved equal shall be laid over <br /> outside the foundation shall exterd downward a minimum d the ground within aawl spaces.The ground cover shall be <br /> hventy-four inches or to the Bostline,whichever is greater. overlapped Avelve inches minimum atthejoints and shall <br /> Above grade insulation shall be protected. extend to thefoundation wall. <br /> Excepdon:For monolithic slabs,the insulalion shali Excepdon:The ground cwer may be omitted in <br /> exlend dcwnward from the top of the slab to the crawl spaces if the aavA space has a concrete slab <br /> bottom oP the footing. Floorwith a mirrmum thickness of ihree and one-half <br /> 1311.6RadiantFloors(onor6elowgrade): Slab-on-grade inches. <br /> irsulatic�� shall e:lend downward from the lop o(the slab a 1314 Air Leakage <br /> minimum distanre of thirty-sx inches or downward to the top of 1314.1 Buiiding Envelope:The requirements M this section <br /> the footing and honzorrtal for an aggregate of not less than shall appty ro building elements separating conditioned from <br /> thirty-six inches uncaidflioned spaces. ExteriorjoiMs around windows and <br /> If required by the building official where soil coniiliais door hames, openings between vralls and foundation, belKeen <br /> warrant such insulation,ihe entlre area of a radiant floor shall walls and roof and wall panels;openirgs at peretrations d <br /> be thermally isolated fran the soil. Where a soil gas control utiliry services through walls,floors,and roois; and all cther <br /> system is provided below the radiant(loor,which results in openings in ihe 6uilding envelope shall be sealed, caulked, <br /> increased convective flow celav the radiant floer,the radant gasketed, or weatherstripped to Iimd a'v leakage. <br /> Aoor shall be thertnally isolaled 6om the sub-floor gravel layer. 1314.2 Glazing and Doors:Doors and operade glazing <br /> 1312 Glazing and Doors separatirg conditioned from uncondtioned space shall be <br /> 1312.1 Standard Procedure for Determination ot Glazing weatherstripped. Fixed windows shall be bgM fitting with glass <br /> and Door U-Factors: U-factors for glazing and doors shall be retained by stops with sealant or caullang all around <br /> tlelertnined, certified and labc�ed in accordance wilh Standard Excepdon: OFenings that are required to be(ire <br /> RS-31 by a certified indep�dent agency licensed by the resistant <br /> National�enestralion Ratlng Council(NFRC). Compliance 1374.3 Building Assemblies Used as Ducts or Plenums: <br /> shall be based on the Residential or the Nonresidential Model Building assemdies used as ducts orplenums shall be sealed, <br /> Size caulked,and gasketed to limd air leakage <br /> ��� <br />