WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE, COMMERCIAL …

1 Chapter 51-11C WAC. STATE BUILDING code ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF. THE 2015 EDITION OF THE. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION code , COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS. WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY code , COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Chapter 1 Scope and Chapter 4 COMMERCIAL ENERGY Administration .. CE-3 Efficiency .. CE-21. C101 Scope and General C401 General .. CE-21. Requirements .. CE-3 C402 Building Envelope Requirements .. CE-21. C102 Alternate Materials Method of C403 Building Mechanical Systems .. CE-33. Construction, Design or C404 Service Water CE-71. Insulating Systems .. CE-3. C405 Electrical Power and C103 Construction Documents .. CE-3. Lighting Systems .. CE-75. C104 Inspections .. CE-5. C406 Additional ENERGY C105 Validity .. CE-6 Efficiency Options .. CE-93. C106 Referenced Standards .. CE-6 C407 Total Building Performance .. CE-95. C107 Fees .. CE-6 C408 System Commissioning .. CE-106. C108 Stop Work Order.

2 CE-6 C409 ENERGY Metering and ENERGY C109 Board of Appeals .. CE-7 Consumption Management .. CE-112. C110 Violations .. CE-7 C410 Refrigeration System C111 Liability .. CE-7 Requirements .. CE-114. Chapter 2 Definitions .. CE-9 Chapter 5 Existing Buildings .. CE-119. C201 General .. CE-9 C501 General .. CE-119. C202 General Definitions .. CE-9 C502 Additions .. CE-119. C503 Alterations .. CE-120. Chapter 3 General Requirements .. CE-17 C504 CE-125. C301 Climate Zones .. CE-17 C505 Change of Occupancy or Use .. CE-125. C302 Design Conditions .. CE-17. C303 Materials, Systems Chapter 6 Referenced Standards .. CE-102. and Equipment .. CE-17. 2015 WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY code CE-1. Margin Markings Indicates where a section has been deleted from the requirements of the 2012 IECC. > Indicates 2015 IECC language deleted by WASHINGTON STATE amendment Indicates a change from the requirements of the 2012 IECC.

3 In the model code . Indicates a WASHINGTON STATE amendment to the 2015 IECC. (but remains unchanged from the 2012 WSEC language).. Indicates a change from the 2012 WASHINGTON STATE amendment * Indicates that text or table has been relocated within the code ** Indicates the text or table immediately following has been relocated there from elsewhere in the code . CE-2 2015 WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY code CHAPTER 1 [CE]. SCOPE AND ADMINISTRATION. SECTION C101 SECTION C102. SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS ALTERNATE MATERIALS-METHOD. OF CONSTRUCTION, DESIGN. Title. This code shall be known as the OR INSULATING SYSTEMS. WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY code , and shall be cited as such. It is referred to herein as "this code ." General. This code is not intended to prevent the use of any material, method of construction, design or Scope. This code applies to COMMERCIAL buildings insulating system not specifically prescribed herein, and the buildings sites and associated systems and provided that such construction, design or insulating equipment.

4 System has been approved by the code official as meeting Exception: The provisions of this code do not apply to the intent of this code . temporary growing structures used solely for the <. COMMERCIAL production of horticultural plants including ornamental plants, flowers, vegetables, and fruits. A SECTION C103. temporary growing structure is not considered a CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. building for the purposes of this code . However, the General. Construction documents and other installation of other than listed, portable mechanical supporting data shall be submitted in one or more sets equipment or listed, portable lighting fixtures is not with each application for a permit. The construction allowed. documents shall be prepared by a registered design Intent. This code shall regulate the design and professional where required by the statutes of the construction of buildings for the use and conservation of jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed.

5 ENERGY over the life of each building. This code is Where special conditions exist, the code official is intended to provide flexibility to permit the use of authorized to require necessary construction documents to innovative approaches and techniques to achieve this be prepared by a registered design professional. objective. This code is not intended to abridge safety, Exception: The code official is authorized to waive the health or environmental requirements contained in other requirements for construction documents or other applicable codes or ordinances. supporting data if the code official determines they are not necessary to confirm compliance with this code . * Applicability. Where, in any specific case, different sections of this code specify different materials, Information on construction documents. methods of construction or other requirements, the most Construction documents shall be drawn to scale upon restrictive shall govern.

6 Where there is a conflict between suitable material. Electronic media documents are a general requirement and a specific requirement, the permitted to be submitted when approved by the code specific requirement shall govern. official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient Mixed occupancy. Where a building clarity to indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed, and show in sufficient detail pertinent includes both residential and COMMERCIAL occupancies, data and features of the building, systems and equipment each occupancy shall be separately considered and meet as herein governed. Details shall include, but are not the applicable provisions of WSEC-- COMMERCIAL limited to, as applicable: Provisions or WSEC--Residential Provisions. 1. Insulation materials and their R-values. Compliance. Residential buildings shall meet the 2. Fenestration U-factors and SHGCs. provisions of WSEC--Residential Provisions.

7 3. Area-weighted U-factor and SHGC calculations. COMMERCIAL buildings shall meet the provisions of 4. Mechanical system design criteria. WSEC-- COMMERCIAL Provisions. 5. Mechanical and service water heating system and Compliance materials. The code official equipment types, sizes and efficiencies. shall be permitted to approve specific computer 6. Economizer description. software, worksheets, compliance manuals and other 7. Equipment and systems controls. similar materials that meet the intent of this code . 8. Fan motor horsepower (hp) and controls. * 9. Duct sealing, duct and pipe insulation and location. 10. Lighting fixture schedule with wattage and control narrative. 11. Location of daylight zones on floor plan. 2015 WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY code CE-3. **. 12. Air barrier details including all air barrier Building documentation and close out boundaries and associated square foot calculations submittal requirements.

8 The construction documents on all six sides of the air barrier as applicable. shall specify that the documents described in this section be provided to the building owner or owner's authorized Building thermal envelope depiction. The agent with 180 days of the date of receipt of the certificate building's thermal envelope shall be represented on the of occupancy. construction documents. Record documents. Construction Examination of documents. The code official documents shall be updated to convey a record of the shall examine or cause to be examined the accompanying completed work. Such updates shall include construction documents and shall ascertain whether the mechanical, electrical and control drawings red-lined, construction indicated and described is in accordance with or redrawn if specified, that show all changes to size, the requirements of this code and other pertinent laws or type and locations of components, equipment and ordinances.

9 Assemblies. Approval of construction documents. An operating and maintenance When the code official issues a permit where manual shall be provided for each component, device, construction documents are required, the construction piece of equipment, and system required to be documents shall be endorsed in writing and stamped commissioned by this code . The manual shall include "Reviewed for code Compliance." Such approved all of the following: construction documents shall not be changed, modified or altered without authorization from the code official. 1. Submittal data indicating all selected options Work shall be done in accordance with the approved for each piece of equipment. construction documents. 2. Manufacturer's operation manuals and One set of construction documents so reviewed shall maintenance manuals for each device, piece of be retained by the code official. The other set shall be equipment, and system requiring maintenance, returned to the applicant, kept at the site of work and except equipment not furnished as part of the shall be open to inspection by the code official or a duly project.

10 Required routine maintenance actions, authorized representative. cleaning and recommended relamping shall be clearly identified. Previous approvals. This code shall not 3. Name and address of at least one service require changes in the construction documents, agency. construction or designated occupancy of a structure for which a lawful permit has been heretofore issued or 4. Controls system inspection schedule, otherwise lawfully authorized, and the construction of maintenance and calibration information, which has been pursued in good faith within 180 days wiring diagrams, schematics, and control after the effective date of this code and has not been sequence descriptions. Desired or abandoned. field-determined setpoints shall be permanently recorded on control drawings at Phased approval. The code official shall control devices or, for digital control systems, have the authority to issue a permit for the construction on the graphic where settings may be changed.