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Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40223 - Section C402.2.3-Floors

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C402.2.3
Floors.
The thermal properties (component
R
-values or assembly
U
- or
F
-factors) of floor assemblies over outdoor air or
			 unconditioned space shall be as specified in Table C402.1.3 or C402.1.4 based
			 on the construction materials used in the floor assembly. Floor framing cavity
			 insulation or structural slab insulation shall be installed to maintain
			 permanent contact with the underside of the subfloor decking or structural
			 slabs.
"Mass floors" where used as a component of the thermal envelope
				of a building shall provide one of the following weights:
1. Thirty-five pounds per square foot of
			 floor surface area;
2. Twenty-five
			 pounds per square foot of floor surface area where the material weight is not
			 more than 120 pounds per cubic foot.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The floor framing cavity insulation or structural
						  slab insulation shall be permitted to be in contact with the top side of
						  sheathing or continuous insulation installed on the bottom side of floor
						  assemblies where combined with insulation that meets or exceeds the minimum
						  R-value in Table C402.1.3 for "Metal framed" or "Wood framed and other" values
						  for "Walls, Above Grade" and extends from the bottom to the top of all
						  perimeter floor framing or floor assembly members.
2. Insulation applied to the underside of concrete
						  floor slabs shall be permitted an air space of not more than 1 inch where it
						  turns up and is in contact with the underside of the floor under walls
						  associated with the building thermal envelope.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40224 - Section C402.2.4-Slab-on-grade

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C402.2.4
Slabs-on-grade.
The minimum thermal resistance (R-value) of the
			 insulation for unheated or heated slab-on-grade floors designed in accordance
			 with the R-value method of Section C402.1.3 shall be as specified in Table
			 C402.1.3.
C402.2.4.1
Insulation
			 installation.
Where installed, the perimeter insulation shall be placed
			 on the outside of the foundation or on the inside of the foundation wall. The
			 perimeter insulation shall extend downward from the top of the slab for a
			 minimum distance as shown in the table or to the top of the footing, whichever
			 is less, or downward to not less than the bottom of the slab and then
			 horizontally to the interior or exterior for the total distance shown in the
			 table. Insulation extending away from the building shall be protected by
			 pavement or by a minimum of 10 inches (254 mm) of soil. Where installed, full
			 slab insulation shall be continuous under the entire area of the slab-on-grade
			 floor, except at structural column locations and service penetrations.
			 Insulation required at the heated slab perimeter shall not be required to
			 extend below the bottom of the heated slab and shall be continuous with the
			 full slab insulation.
EXCEPTION:
Where the slab-on-grade floor is greater than 24 inches
						  (61 mm) below the finished exterior grade, perimeter insulation is not
						  required.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40225 - Section C402.2.5-Below-grade walls

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C402.2.5
Below-grade walls.
The
R
-value of the insulating
			 material installed in, or continuously on, the below-grade walls shall be in
			 accordance with Table C402.1.3. The
U
-factor or
R
-value required shall extend to the level of the lowest floor
			 of the conditioned space enclosed by the below-grade wall.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40225, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40226 - Section C402.2.6-Insulation of radiant heating systems

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C402.2.6
Insulation of radiant heating systems.
Radiant heating
			 system
panels, and their associated components that are installed in
			 interior or exterior assemblies shall be insulated to an
R
-value of not less than R-3.5 on all surfaces not facing the
			 space being heated.
Radiant heating system
panels that are
			 installed in the
building thermal envelope
shall be separated
			 from the exterior of the building or unconditioned or exempt spaces by not less
			 than the
R
-value of insulation installed in the opaque
			 assembly in which they are installed or the assembly shall comply with Section
			 C402.1.4.
EXCEPTION:
Heated slabs on grade insulated in accordance with
						  Section C402.2.4.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40226, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40227 - Section C402.2.7-Airspaces

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C402.2.7
Airspaces.
Where the R-value of an airspace is used for compliance
			 in accordance with Section C401.2, the airspace shall be enclosed in an
			 unventilated cavity constructed to minimize airflow into and out of the
			 enclosed airspace. Airflow shall be deemed minimized where the enclosed
			 airspace is located on the interior side of the continuous air barrier and is
			 bounded on all sides by building components.
EXCEPTION:
The thermal resistance of airspaces located on the
						  exterior side of the continuous air barrier and adjacent to and behind the
						  exterior wall covering material shall be determined in accordance with ASTM
						  C1363 modified with an airflow entering the bottom and exiting the top of the
						  airspace at a minimum air movement rate of not less than 70 mm/sec.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40227, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40228 - Section C402.2.8-Above-grade exterior concrete slabs

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C402.2.8
Above-grade exterior concrete slabs.
Above-grade concrete slabs
			 that penetrate the
building thermal envelope
including, but
			 not limited to, decks and balconies, shall each include a minimum R-10 thermal
			 break, aligned with the primary insulating layer in the adjoining wall
			 assemblies. Stainless steel (but not carbon steel) reinforcing bars are
			 permitted to penetrate the thermal break. If the total building performance
			 path or the component performance alternative in Section C402.1.5 is utilized
			 and the thermal break required by this section is not provided where concrete
			 slabs penetrate the
building thermal envelope
, the sectional
			 area of the penetration shall be assigned the default
U
-factors from the "exposed concrete" row of Table A103.3.7.2.
EXCEPTION:
Mass transfer deck slabs
.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40228, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40229 - Section C402.2.9-Vertical fenestration intersection with opaque walls

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C402.2.9
Vertical
			 fenestration intersection with opaque walls.
Vertical
			 fenestration
shall comply with Items 1, 2, and 3, as applicable.
1. Where wall assemblies include
continuous insulation
, the exterior glazing layer of
vertical fenestration
and any required thermal break in the
			 frame shall each be aligned within 2 inches laterally of either face of the
continuous insulation
layer.
2. Where wall assemblies do not include
continuous insulation
, the exterior glazing layer of
vertical fenestration
and any required thermal break in the
			 frame shall each be aligned within the thickness of the
wall
insulation layer and not more than 2 inches laterally from the exterior face of
			 the outermost insulation layer.
3.
			 Where the exterior face of the
vertical fenestration
frame
			 does not extend to the exterior face of the opaque wall rough opening, the
			 exposed exterior portion of the rough opening shall be covered with either a
			 material having an
R
-value not less than R-3, or with minimum
			 1.5-inch thickness wood.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40230 - Section C402.4-Fenestration

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C402.3
Reserved
C402.4
Fenestration.
Fenestration shall comply with Sections C402.4
			 through C402.4.4 and Table C402.4. Daylight responsive controls shall comply
			 with this section and Section C405.2.5.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40230, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-402300 - Table C402.4-Building envelope requirements-Fenestration

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Table C402.4 Building Envelope Fenestration Maximum
U
-factor and SHGC Requirements
CLIMATE ZONE
5 AND MARINE 4
U
-factor for Class AW windows
						  rated in accordance with AAMA/CSA101/I.S.2/A440, vertical curtain walls and
						  site-built fenestration productsa
Fixedb
U
-factor
U-0.34
Operablec
U
-factor
U-0.36
Entrance
						  doorsd
U
-factor
U-0.60
U
-factor for all
						  other vertical fenestration
Fixed
U
-factor
U-0.26
Operable or mulled windows with fixed and operable
						  sections U-factor
U-0.28
SHGC for all vertical
						  fenestration
Fixed
Operable
PF < 0.2
0.38
0.33
0.2 [LESS THAN IS EQUAL TO] PF < 0.5
0.46
0.40
PF [GREATER THAN IS EQUAL TO] 0.5
0.61
0.53
Skylights
U
-factor
U-0.50
SHGC
0.
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a
U
-factor and SHGC
				shall be rated in accordance with NFRC 100.
b "Fixed" includes curtain wall,
				storefront, picture windows, and other fixed windows.
c "Operable" includes openable
				fenestration products other than "entrance doors."
d "Entrance door" includes glazed
				swinging entrance doors. Other doors which are not entrance doors, including
				sliding glass doors, are considered "operable."
e Reserved.
f Fenestration that is entirely within
				the conditioned space or is between conditioned and other enclosed space is
				exempt from solar heat gain coefficient requirements and not included in the
				SHGC calculation.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-402300, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40231 - Section C402.4.1-Maximum area

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C402.4.1
Maximum
			 area.
The total building vertical fenestration area (not including
			 opaque doors and opaque spandrel panels) shall not exceed 30 percent of the
			 total building gross above-grade wall area. The skylight area shall not exceed
			 5 percent of the total building gross roof area (skylight-to-roof ratio).
For buildings with more than one
space conditioning
				category
, compliance with the maximum allowed window-to-wall ratio and
				skylight-to-roof ratio shall be demonstrated separately for each
space
				conditioning category
. Interior partition ceiling, wall, fenestration
				and floor areas that separate space conditioning areas shall not be applied to
				the window-to-wall ratio and skylight-to-roof ratio calculations.
C402.4.1.1
Vertical fenestration
			 maximum area with high performance alternates.
For buildings that comply
			 with Section C402.4.1.1.1 or C402.4.1.1.2, the total building vertical
			 fenestration area is permitted to exceed 30 percent but shall not exceed 40
			 percent of the gross above grade wall area for the purpose of prescriptive
			 compliance with Section C402.1.4.
When determining compliance using the component performance
				alternative in accordance with Section C402.1.5, the total building vertical
				fenestration area allowed in Equation 4-2 is 40 percent of the above grade wall
				area for buildings that comply with the vertical fenestration alternates
				described in this section.
C402.4.1.1.1
Optimized
			 daylighting.
All of the following requirements shall be met:
1. Not less than 50 percent of the total
			 conditioned floor area in the building is within a
daylight zone
that includes
daylight responsive controls
complying
			 with Section C405.2.5.1.
2. Visible
			 transmittance (VT) of all
vertical fenestration
in the
			 building is greater than or equal to 1.1 times the required solar heat gain
			 coefficient (SHGC) in accordance with Section C402.4, or 0.50, whichever is
			 greater. It shall be permitted to demonstrate compliance based on the area
			 weighted average
VT
being greater than or equal to the area
			 weighted average of the minimum
VT
requirements.
EXCEPTION:
Fenestration that is outside the scope of NFRC 200 is
						  not required to comply with Item 2.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40233 - Section C402.4.3-Maximum U-factor and SHGC

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C402.4.3 Maximum
U
-factor
				and SHGC.
The maximum
U
-factor and solar heat gain
				coefficient (SHGC) for fenestration shall be as specified in Table C402.4.
The window projection factor shall be determined in accordance
				with Equation 4-6.
PF = A/B
(Equation 4-6)
Where:
PF
=
Projection factor (decimal).
A
=
Distance measured horizontally from the furthest
						continuous extremity of any overhang, eave, or permanently attached shading
						device to the vertical surface of the glazing.
B
=
Distance measured vertically from the bottom of the
						glazing to the underside of the overhang, eave, or permanently attached shading
						device.
Where different windows or glass doors have different
PF
values, they shall each be evaluated separately.
C402.4.3.1 Reserved.
C402.4.3.2 Reserved.
C402.4.3.3 Dynamic glazing.
Where
dynamic
				glazing
is intended to satisfy the SHGC and VT requirements of Table
				C402.4, the ratio of the higher to lower labeled SHGC shall be greater than or
				equal to 2.4, and the dynamic glazing shall be automatically controlled to
				modulate the amount of solar gain into the space in multiple steps. Dynamic
				glazing shall be considered separately from other fenestration, and
				area-weighted averaging with other fenestration that is not dynamic glazing
				shall not be permitted.
EXCEPTION:
Dynamic glazing is not required to comply with this
						section where both the lower and higher labeled SHGC already comply with the
						requirements of Table C402.4.
C402.4.3.4 Area-weighted
U
-factor.
An area-weighted average shall be
				permitted to satisfy the
U
-factor requirements for each
				fenestration product category listed in Table C402.4. Individual fenestration
				products from different fenestration product categories listed in Table C402.4
				shall not be combined in calculating area-weighted average
U
-factor.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40233, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40234 - Section C402.4.4-Doors

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C402.4.4
Doors.
Opaque doors shall be considered part of the gross area of
			 above-grade walls that are part of the building thermal envelope, including the
			 frame. Opaque doors shall comply with Table C402.1.4. Other doors shall comply
			 with the provisions of Section C402.4.3 for vertical fenestration.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40234, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40240 - Section C402.5-Air leakage-thermal envelope

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C402.5 Air leakage-thermal envelope.
The thermal envelope of buildings shall comply with Sections
				C402.5.1 through C402.5.8.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40240, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40241 - Section C402.5.1-Air barriers

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C402.5.1
Air
			 barriers.
A continuous air barrier shall be provided throughout the
			 building thermal envelope. The continuous air barriers shall be located on the
			 inside or outside of the
building thermal envelope
, located
			 within the assemblies composing the
building thermal envelope
,
			 or any combination thereof. The air barrier shall comply with Sections
			 C402.5.1.1 and C402.5.1.2.
C402.5.1.1
Air barrier construction.
The
continuous air barrier
shall be constructed to comply with the following:
1. The air barrier shall be continuous for
			 all assemblies that are the thermal envelope of the building and across the
			 joints and assemblies.
2. Air
			 barrier joints and seams shall be sealed, including sealing transitions in
			 places and changes in materials. The joints and seals shall be securely
			 installed in or on the joint for its entire length so as not to dislodge,
			 loosen or otherwise impair its ability to resist positive and negative pressure
			 from wind, stack effect and mechanical ventilation.
3. Penetrations of the air barrier shall be
			 caulked, gasketed or otherwise sealed in a manner compatible with the
			 construction materials and location. Sealing shall allow for expansion,
			 contraction and mechanical vibration. Joints and seams associated with
			 penetrations shall be sealed in the same manner or taped. Sealing materials
			 shall be securely installed around the penetration so as not to dislodge,
			 loosen or otherwise impair the penetrations' ability to resist positive and
			 negative pressure from wind, stack effect, and mechanical ventilation. Sealing
			 of concealed fire sprinklers, where required, shall be in a manner that is
			 recommended by the manufacturer. Caulking or other adhesive sealants shall not
			 be used to fill voids between fire sprinkler cover plates and walls or
			 ceilings.
4. Recessed lighting
			 fixtures shall comply with Section C402.5.8. Where similar objects are
			 installed which penetrate the air barrier, provisions shall be made to maintain
			 the integrity of the air barrier.
5. Construction documents shall contain a
			 diagram showing the building's pressure boundary in plan(s) and section(s) and
			 a calculation of the area of the pressure boundary to be considered in the
			 test.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40242 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40242, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40243 - Section C402.5.5-Rooms containing fuel-burning appliances

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C402.5.5
Rooms
			 containing fuel-burning appliances.
Where combustion air is supplied
			 through openings in an exterior wall to a room or space containing a space
			 conditioning fuel-burning appliance, one of the following shall apply:
1. The room or space containing the appliance
			 shall be located outside of the
building thermal
			 envelope
.
2. The room or
			 space containing the appliance shall be enclosed and isolated from conditioned
			 spaces inside the building thermal envelope. Such rooms shall comply with all
			 of the following:
2.1. The walls, floor and
			 ceiling that separate the enclosed room or space from the conditioned spaces
			 shall be insulated to be at least equivalent to the insulation requirement of
			 below grade walls as specified in Table C402.1.3 or C402.1.4.
2.2. The walls, floors and ceilings that
			 separate the enclosed room or space from conditioned spaces be sealed in
			 accordance with Section C402.5.1.1.
2.3. The doors into the enclosed room or
			 space shall be fully gasketed.
2.4.
			 Water lines and ducts in the enclosed room or space shall be insulated in
			 accordance with Section C403.
2.5.
			 Where the air duct supplying combustion air to the enclosed room or space
			 passes through conditioned space, the duct shall be insulated to an
R
-value of not less than R-16.
EXCEPTION:
Fireplaces and stoves complying with Sections 901
						  through 905 of the
International Mechanical Code
, and Section
						  2111.13 of the
International Building Code
.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40244 - Section C402.5.6-Doors and access openings

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C402.5.6
Doors
			 and access openings to shafts, chutes, stairways, and elevator lobbies.
Doors and access openings from conditioned space to shafts, chutes, stairways
			 and elevator lobbies shall be gasketed, weatherstripped or sealed.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Door openings required to comply with Section 716 of
						  the
International Building Code
.
2. Doors and door openings required to comply with UL
						  1784 by the
International Building Code
.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40244, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40245 - Section C402.5.7-Air intakes, exhaust openings, stairways and shafts

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C402.5.7
Air
			 intakes, exhaust openings, stairways and shafts.
Stairway enclosures,
			 elevator shaft vents and other outdoor air intakes and exhaust openings
			 integral to the building envelope shall be provided with dampers in accordance
			 with Section C403.7.8.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40245, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40246 - Section C402.5.8-Loading dock weatherseals

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C402.5.8
Loading
			 dock weatherseals.
Cargo door openings and loading dock door openings
			 shall be equipped with weatherseals that restrict infiltration and provide
			 direct contact along the top and sides of vehicles that are parked in the
			 doorway.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40246, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40248 - Section C402.5.10-Recessed lighting

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C402.5.10
Recessed lighting.
Recessed luminaires installed in the
building thermal envelope
shall be all of the following:
1. IC rated.
2.
Labeled
as having an air
			 leakage rate of not more than 2.0 cfm (0.944 L/s) when tested in accordance
			 with ASTM E 283 at a 1.57 psf (75 Pa) pressure differential.
3. Sealed with a gasket or caulk between the
			 housing and interior wall or ceiling covering.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40250 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40250, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40260 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40260, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40300 - Section C403 - Mechanical systems

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40300, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40320 - Section C403.2-System design

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C403.2
System
			 design.
Mechanical systems shall be designed to comply with Sections
			 C403.2.1 and C403.2.4. Where elements of a building's mechanical systems are
			 addressed in Sections C403.3 through C403.13, such elements shall comply with
			 the applicable provisions of those sections.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40320, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40321 - Section C403.2.1-Zone isolation

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C403.2.1
Zone
			 isolation required.
HVAC systems, DOAS and exhaust systems serving areas
			 that are intended to operate or be occupied nonsimultaneously shall be divided
			 into separate isolation areas. Zones intended to be occupied simultaneously may
			 be grouped into a single isolation area provided the combined total area does
			 not exceed 25,000 square feet (2323 m2) of
			 conditioned floor area and does not include more than one floor. Each isolation
			 area shall be equipped with isolation devices and controls configured to
			 automatically shut off the supply of conditioned air and outdoor air to and
			 exhaust air from the isolation area. Each isolation area shall be controlled
			 independently by a device meeting the requirements of Section C403.4.2.2.
			 Central systems and plants shall be provided with controls and devices that
			 will allow system and equipment operation for any length of time while serving
			 only the smallest isolation area served by the system or plant.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. Exhaust air and outdoor air connections to isolation
						  areas where the fan system to which they connect is not greater than 5,000 cfm
						  (2360 L/s).
2. Exhaust airflow from a single isolation area of less
						  than 10 percent of the design airflow of the exhaust system to which it
						  connects.
3. Isolation areas intended to operate continuously or
						  intended to be inoperative only when all other isolation areas in a
zone
are inoperative.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-40321, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40322 - Section C403.2.2-Ventilation and exhaust

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C403.2.2
Ventilation and exhaust.
C403.2.2.1
Ventilation.
Ventilation, either natural or mechanical, shall be provided in accordance with
			 Chapter 4 of the
International Mechanical Code
. Where
			 mechanical ventilation is provided, the system shall be configured to provide
			 no greater than 150 percent of the minimum outdoor air required by Chapter 4 of
			 the
International Mechanical Code
or other applicable code or
			 standard, whichever is greater.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The mechanical system may supply outdoor air at
						  rates higher than the limit above when it is used for particulate or VOC
						  dilution, economizing or night flushing, dehumidification, pressurization,
						  exhaust make-up, or other process air delivery. Outdoor air shalthe minimum
						  ventilation rates when not required for the preceding uses.
2. Air systems supplying dwelling or sleeping units
						  within Group R-1, R-2 or I-2 occupancies.
3. Alterations that replaceg and cooling capacity of
						  the system.
4. Systems with energy recovery complying with the
						  requirements of Section C403.7.6.1 that utilize sensible only active chilled
						  beams for space cooling without any additional zonal fan power. Active chilled
						  beams shall be permitted to utilize the increased outdoor airflow to increase
						  space sensible capacity and to maintain space latent cooling loads without
						  additional controls to reduce the outdoor airflow to each zone.
5. Systems that include energy recovery ventilation
						  with an 80 percent minimum sensible recovery effectiveness in accordance
						  witha
C403.2.2.2
Exhaust.
Exhaust
			 shall be provided in accordance with Chapters 4 and 5 of the
International Mechanical Code
. Where exhaust is provided, the
			 system shall be configured to provide no greater than 150 percent of the
			 minimum exhaust air required by Chapters 4 and 5 of the
International
			 Mechanical Code
or other applicable code or standard, whichever is
			 greater.
EXCEPTIONS:
1. The mechanical system may exhaust air at rates
						  higher than the limit above when it is used for particulate or VOC dilution,
						  economizer, night flushing, dehumidification, pressure equalization, relief, or
						  other process exhaust air requirements. Outdoor air and exhaust air shall be
						  reduced to the minimum ventilation rates when not required for the preceding
						  uses.
2. Domestic range hood exhaust in Group R
						  occupancies.
3. Exhaust from Group I occupancies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40323 - Section C403.2.3-Fault detection and diagnostics

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C403.2.3
Fault
			 detection and diagnostics.
New buildings with an HVAC system serving a
			 gross conditioned floor area of 100,000 square feet (9290
			 m2) or larger shall include a fault detection and
			 diagnostics (FDD) system to monitor the HVAC system's performance and
			 automatically identify faults. The FDD system shall:
1. Include permanently installed sensors and
			 devices to monitor the HVAC system's performance.
2. Sample the HVAC system's performance at
			 least once every 15 minutes.
3.
			 Automatically identify and report HVAC system faults.
4. Automatically notify authorized personnel
			 of identified HVAC system faults.
5. Automatically provide prioritized
			 recommendations for repair of identified faults based on analysis of data
			 collected from the sampling of HVAC system performance.
6. Be capable of transmitting the prioritized
			 fault repair recommendations to remotely located authorized personnel.
EXCEPTION:
Group R-1 and R-2 occupancies.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403231 - Table C403.3.2(1)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Electrically operated unitary air conditioners and condensing units

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403231, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403232 - Table C403.3.2(2)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Electrically operated unitary and applied heat pumps

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Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-056, §
				  51-11-403232 (codified as WAC 51-11C-043232), filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403233 - Table C403.3.2(3)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Electrically operated PTAC, PTHP, SPVAC, SPVHP, room air conditioners

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Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403233, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403234 - Table C403.3.2(4)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Warm air furnaces and unit heaters

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Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403234, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.
Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403235 - Table C403.3.2(5)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Gas-and oil-fired boilers

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403235, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403236 - Table C403.3.2(6)-Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403236, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403237 - Table C403.3.2(7)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Water chilling packages

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Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403237, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403238 - Table C403.3.2(8)-Minimum efficiency requirements-Heat rejection equipment

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Reviser's note:
The brackets and enclosed
				  material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the
				  agency and appear in the Register pursuant to the requirements of
				  RCW
				    34.08.040.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403238, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403239 - Table C403.3.2(9) and Table C403.3.2(10)-Minimum efficiency requirements

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403239, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-40324 - Section C403.2.4-Variable flow capacity

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C403.2.4
Variable
			 flow capacity.
For fan and pump motors 5.0 hp and greater including
			 motors in or serving custom and packaged air handlers serving variable air
			 volume fan systems, constant volume fans, heating and cooling hydronic pumping
			 systems, pool and service water pumping systems, domestic water
			 pressure-booster systems, cooling tower fan, and other pump or fan motors where
			 variable flows are required, there shall be:
1. Variable speed drives; or
2. Other controls and devices that will
			 result in fan and pump motor demand of no more than 30 percent of design
			 wattage at 50 percent of design air volume for fans when static pressure set
			 point equals 1/3 the total design static pressure, and 50 percent of design
			 water flow for pumps, based on manufacturer's certified test data. Variable
			 inlet vanes, throttling valves (dampers), scroll dampers or bypass circuits
			 shall not be allowed.
EXCEPTION:
Variable speed devices are not required for motors that
						  serve:
1. Fans or pumps in packaged equipment where variable
						  speed drives are not available as a factory option from the equipment
						  manufacturer.
2. Fans or pumps that are required to operate only for
						  emergency fire-life-safety events (e.g., stairwell pressurization fans,
						  elevator pressurization fans, fire pumps, etc.).
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403241 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403241, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403242 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403242, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403243 - Reserved

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Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403243, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403244 - Reserved

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403244, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403245 - Reserved

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403245, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403246 - Reserved

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				    19.27A.020,
				  19.27A.025 and
				  chapters
				  19.27 and
				  34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
				  51-11C-403246, filed 2/1/13, effective
				  7/1/13.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 51 - Enterprise Services, Department of (Building Code Council) › Chapter 51-11C - State Building Code adoption and amendment of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code, Commercial › Section 51-11C-403247 - Reserved

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Statutory
				Authority:
				RCW
				  19.27A.025,
				19.27A.045, and
				19.27.074. WSR 13-20-120, §
				51-11C-403247, filed 10/1/13, effective 11/1/13. Statutory Authority:
				RCW
				  19.27A.020,
				19.27A.025 and
				chapters
				19.27 and
				34.05 RCW. WSR 13-04-056, §
				51-11C-403247, filed 2/1/13, effective 7/1/13. WSR 13-20-001, §
				51-11C-403247, filed 9/18/2013, effective
				10/19/2013