New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 14 - HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION › Chapter 7 - BUILDING CODES GENERAL › Part 9 - 2021 NEW MEXICO COMMERCIAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE › Section 14.7.9.10 - CHAPTER 2 [CE] DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
See this chapter of the IECC except for as provided below.
A.
Section C201.1 Scope.
See this section of the IECC and add the following: If the same term is defined in the New Mexico construction codes and in the IECC, the term shall have the meaning given it in the New Mexico construction codes.
B.
Section C201.3 Terms defined in other codes.
Delete this section of the IECC and substitute with the following: Terms that are not defined in this code but are defined in the NMCBC, NMEBC, NMMC, NMPC, NMEC, or any other New Mexico building code shall have the meanings ascribed to them in those codes.
C.
Section C202 General definitions.
See this section of the IECC and add the following definitions:
(1)
NMCECC
means 2021 New Mexico Commercial Energy Conservation Code.
(2)
NMCBC
means 14.7.3 NMAC, the current adopted New Mexico Commercial Building Code.
(3)
NMEBC
means 14.7.7 NMAC, the current adopted New Mexico Existing Building Code.
(4)
NMPC
mean 14.8.2 NMAC, the current adopted New Mexico Plumbing Code.
(5)
NMMC
means 14.9.2 NMAC, the current adopted New Mexico Mechanical Code.
(6)
NMEC
means 14.10.4 NMAC, the current adopted New Mexico Electrical Code.
(7)
COMCHECK
is the U.S. Department of Energy commercial energy compliance software tool that determines whether a new commercial building meets the requirements of IECC prescriptive based paths or ASHRAE Standard 90.1.
(8)
ASTM
means the American society for testing and materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials utilized in construction.
(9)
Electric vehicle (EV).
Add the following definition to the IECC: An automotive-type vehicle for on-road use, such as passenger automobiles, buses, trucks, vans, neighborhood electric vehicles, and electric motorcycles, primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from a building electrical service, EVSE, a rechargeable storage battery, a fuel cell, a photovoltaic array, or another source of electric current. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are electric vehicles that have a second source of motive power. Off-road, self-propelled electric mobile equipment such as industrial trucks, hoists, lifts, transports, golf carts, airline ground support equipment, tractors, boats, and the like are not considered electric vehicles.
(10)
Electric vehicle capable space (EV Capable Space).
Add the following definition to the IECC: An automobile parking space provided with electrical infrastructure, such as, but not limited to, raceways, cables, enclosures, electrical capacity, and electrical distribution equipment space, necessary for connection to EVSE.
(11)
Electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE).
Add the following definition to the IECC: Equipment for plug-in power transfer including the ungrounded, grounded and equipment grounding conductors, and the electric vehicle connectors, attachment plugs, personal protection system and all other fittings, devices, power outlets or apparatus installed specifically for the purpose of transferring energy between the premises wiring and the electric vehicle.
(12)
Unconditioned space.
Add the following definition to the IECC: Space within building that is not mechanically heated or cooled and is outside the building thermal envelope.
(13)
Vapor retarder class.
Add the following definition to the IECC: A measure of a material or assembly's ability to limit the amount of moisture that passes through that material or assembly. Vapor retarder class shall be defined using the desiccant method of ASTM E96 as follows:
(a)
class I:
0.1 perm or less;
(b)
class II:
> 0.1 perm
<= 1.0 perm;
(c)
class III:
> 1.0 perm
<= 10 perm.