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-10500 - Section C105-Inspections

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
C105.1
General.
Construction or work for which a permit is required shall
			 be subject to inspection by the
code official
, his or her
			 designated agent, or an
approved agency
, and such construction
			 or work shall remain visible and able to be accessed for inspection purposes
			 until
approved
. Approval as a result of an inspection shall
			 not be construed to be an approval of a violation of the provisions of this
			 code or of other ordinances of the jurisdiction. Inspections presuming to give
			 authority to violate or cancel the provisions of this code or of other
			 ordinances of the jurisdiction shall not be valid. It shall be the duty of the
			 permit applicant to cause the work to remain visible and able to be accessed
			 for inspection purposes. Neither the
code official
nor the
			 jurisdiction shall be liable for expense entailed in the removal or replacement
			 of any material, product, system or building component required to allow
			 inspection to validate compliance with this code.
C105.2
Required inspections.
The
code official
, his or her designated agent, or an
approved agency
, upon notification, shall make the inspections
			 set forth in Sections C105.2.1 through C105.2.6.
C105.2.1
Footing and foundation
			 insulation.
Inspections shall verify footing and/or foundation
			 insulation
R
-value, location, thickness, depth of burial and
			 protection of insulation as required by the code,
approved
plans and specifications.
C105.2.2
Thermal envelope.
Inspections shall be made before application of
			 interior finish and shall verify that envelope components with the correct type
			 of insulation, the
R
-values, the correct location of
			 insulation, the correct fenestration, the
U
-factor, SHGC, VT,
			 and air leakage controls are properly installed as required by the code,
approved
plans and specifications, including envelope
			 components in future tenant spaces of multitenant buildings.
C105.2.3
Plumbing system.
Inspections shall verify the type of insulation, the
R
-values,
			 the protection required, controls, and heat traps as required by the code,
approved
plans and specifications.
C105.2.4
Mechanical system.
Inspections shall verify the installed HVAC equipment for the correct type and
			 size, controls, duct and piping insulation
R
-values, duct
			 system and damper air leakage, minimum fan efficiency, energy recovery and
			 economizer as required by the code,
approved
plans and
			 specifications.
C105.2.5
Electrical system.
Inspections shall verify lighting system
			 controls, components, meters, motors and installation of an electric meter for
			 each dwelling unit as required by the code,
approved
plans and
			 specifications.
C105.2.6
Final inspection.
The final inspection shall include verification
			 of the installation and proper operation of all required building controls, and
			 documentation verifying activities associated with required building
			 commissioning have been conducted in accordance with Section C408.