1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation Edition Tabs and Highlights

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1 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation Edition Tabs and s These 1 Exam Prep Tabs are based on the Florida Building Code-Energy Conservation-2014 Edition. Each 1 Exam Prep tabs sheet has five rows of tabs. Start with the first tab at the first row at the top of the page; proceed down that row placing the tabs at the locations listed below. Place each tab in your book setting it down one notch until you get to the last tab (usually the index or glossary). Then start with the highlights. 1 Exam Prep Tab Section/Page # Table of Contents Exempt Buildings C-1.1 C Climate Zones C301.1 Rating Tables Table C (1) Air Leakage C402.4 A/C Ducts Water Heating Table of Contents Exempt Buildings C C404 R-1.1 R Climate Zones R301.1 Rating Tables Roofs/Ceilings Floors Wall R-Values Table R (1) R R R Air Leakage R402.4 A/C in Attic Index R R-Index.1 This concludes the tabs for this book. Please continue with the highlights on the following page. 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

2 Pg. C-1-1 C101 COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS SECTION C101 SCOPE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS C101.2 Scope This code applies to commercial buildings and the building sites and associated systems and equipment. C101.4 Applicability C C C C C C C C C C C C C Existing Buildings Except as specified in this chapter, this code shall not be used to require the `removal, alteration or abandonment of, nor prevent the continued use and maintenance of an existing building or building system lawfully in existence at the time of adoption of this code. Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs shall conform to the provisions of this code thru the end of the paragraph. Exception: - the following need not comply provided the energy use of the building is not increased: highlight 1 thru 9. Change in occupancy or use that would result in an increase in demand for either fossil fuel or electrical energy shall comply with this code. Change in space conditioning Any non-conditioned space that is altered to become conditioned space shall be required to be brought into full compliance with this code. Mixed Occupancy Where a building includes both residential and commercial occupancies, each occupancy shall be separately considered and meet the applicable provisions of the Commercial Provisions or Residential Provisions of this code. Building systems and components New products shall meet the minimum efficiencies allowed by this code for the following systems: highlight all 4 bullets following the paragraph. Replacement HVAC Equipment Exempt buildings Federal Standards Historic Buildings Low Energy Buildings as described in Section C Buildings designed for purposes other than general space comfort conditioning. Buildings included in this exemption include: highlight items 1 thru 5. Limited or special use buildings. Buildings determined by the code official to have a limited energy use potential based on size, configuration or time occupied, or to have special use requirement shall be considered limited or special use building. 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

3 CHAPTER 2 [CE] - DEFINITIONS Building Thermal Envelope; Computer Room; Continuous Air Barrier; Demand Re-Circulation Water System; Dynamic Glazing; Enclosed Space; Equipment Room; Fenestration Product, Field Fabricated; Fenestration Product, Site Built; Furnace Electricity Ratio; On Site Renewable Energy: R-Value; Skylight; Visible Transmittance (VT). CHAPTER 3 [CE] -GENERAL REQUIREMENTS C301.1 General - Table C301.1, shall be used in determining the applicable requirements from Chapter 4. Locations are assigned a climate zone based on Section C C301.2 Warm Humid Counties - Warm humid counties are identified in Table C301.1 by an asterisk. Table C Climate Zones, Moisture Regimes, and Warm-Humid Designations by County. C303 C Materials, Systems and Equipment Blown or sprayed roof ceiling insulation. The thickness of blown-in or sprayed roof/ceiling insulation (fiberglass or cellulose) shall be written in inches on markers that are installed at least one for every 300 square feet. Table C (1) - Default Glazed Fenestration U-Factor Table C (2) - Default Door U-Factors Table C (3) - Default Glazed Fenestration SHGC and VT C303.2 Installation all materials, systems, and equipment shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions and the FBC-Bldg. C Protection of exposed foundation insulation insulation applied to the exterior of basement walls thru end of paragraph. CHAPTER 4 [CE] COMMERCIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY C402 Building Envelope Requirements C402.1 General (Prescriptive) the building thermal envelope shall comply with Section C , Section C shall be permitted as an alternative to the R-values specified in Section C C402.2 Specific insulation requirements (Prescriptive) Where two or more layers of continuous insulation board thru end of paragraph. 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

4 C Roof assembly The minimum thermal resistance (R-value) shall be as specified in Table C Skylights curbs shall be insulated to the level of roofs with insulation entirely above deck or R-5 whichever is less. Exceptions: items 1 and 2. Insulation installed on a suspended ceiling with removable ceiling tiles shall not be considered part of the minimum thermal resistance of the roof insulation. Table C Minimum Roof Reflectance and Emittance Options. C C C C C C Classification of walls Above grade walls. Below grade walls Thermal resistance of above-grade walls "Mass walls" shall include walls weighing not less than highlight items 1 and 2. Thermal resistance of below grade walls minimum R-value as per Table C402.2, and shall extend to a depth of 10 feet below the outside finished ground level, or to the level of the floor, whichever is less. Floors over outdoor air or unconditioned space minimum R-value as per Table C402.2, based on the construction materials used in floor assembly. "Mass floors" shall include floors weighing not less than: highlight items 1 and 2. Table C Opaque Thermal Envelope Requirements C402.4 Air Leakage (Mandatory) C C C Air barriers - a continuous air barrier shall be provided throughout the building thermal envelope. The air barriers shall be permitted to be located on the inside or outside of the building envelope, located within the assemblies composing the envelope, or any combination thereof. Air barrier construction - the continuous air barrier shall be constructed to comply with the following: highlight items 1 thru 3. Air leakage of fenestration - as per Table C Table C Maximum Air Infiltration Rate for Fenestration Assemblies C C Duct and plenum insulation, construction and sealing (Mandatory) Insulation 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

5 C C C C C C404 Insulation protection - insulation shall be protected from damage, including that due to sunlight, moisture, equipment maintenance and wind but not limited to the following: highlight items 1 and 2. Condensation control - additional insulation with vapor barrier shall be provided where the minimum duct insulation requirements are determined to be insufficient to prevent condensation. Duct Construction ducts shall be constructed, braced, reinforced and installed to provide structural strength and durability. All transverse joints, longitudinal seams and fitting connections shall be securely fastened in accordance with the applicable standards of this section. Space provided - sufficient space shall be provided adjacent to all mechanical components located in or forming a part of the air distribution system to assure adequate access for (1) construction and sealing; (2) inspection; and (3) cleaning and maintenance. A minimum of 4 inches is considered sufficient space around air handling units. Air handling units - shall not be allowed in attics of commercial buildings. Service water heating (Mandatory) C404.3 Temperature controls service water heating equipment shall be provided with controls to allow a set point of 110 degrees F (43 degrees C) for equipment serving dwelling units and 90 deg. F (32 deg. C) for equipment serving other occupancies. The outlet temperature of lavatories in public facility rest rooms shall be limited to 110 deg. F (43 deg. C). Table C404.2 Minimum Performance of Water Heating Equipment C404.6 Hot water system controls circulating hot water system pumps or heat trace shall be arranged to be turned off either automatically or manually when there is limited hot water demand. Ready access shall be provided to the operating controls. C404.8 Water flow rate controls C Showers maximum of 2.5 gpm per shower head at a distribution pressure of 80 psig. C407 Total Building Performance CHAPTER 5 [CE] REFERENCED STANDARDS APPENDIX A [CE] RESERVED APPENDIX B [CE] RESERVED APPENDIX C [CE] FORMS INDEX [CE] 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

6 Pg. R-1.1 RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE CODE CHAPTER 1 [RE] ADMINISTRATION R101.2 Scope This code applies to residential buildings and the building sites and associated systems and equipment. R101.4 Applicability R R Existing Buildings Except as specified in this chapter, this code shall not be used to require the removal, alteration or abandonment of, nor prevent the continued use and maintenance of an existing building or building system lawfully in existence at the time of adoption of this code. Additions, alterations, renovations or repairs shall conform to the provisions of this code as they relate to new construction without requiring the unaltered portion(s) of the existing building or building system to comply with this code. Exception: - the following need not comply provided the energy use of the building is not increased - highlight 1 thru 10. R R R R R R R Change in occupancy or use that would result in an increase in demand for either fossil fuel or electrical energy shall comply with this code. Change in space conditioning Any nonconditioned space that is altered to become conditioned space shall be required to be brought into full compliance with this code. Mixed Occupancy -. Where a building includes both residential and commercial occupancies, each occupancy shall be separately considered and meet the applicable provisions of the Commercial Provisions or Residential Provisions of this code. Building systems and components New products shall meet the minimum efficiencies allowed by this code for the following systems and components: highlight all 4 bullets following the paragraph and the Exceptions 1 thru 4. Replacement HVAC Equipment Existing equipment efficiencies existing cooling and heating equipment in residential applications need not meet the minimum equipment efficiencies, including system sizing and duct sealing. Exempt buildings R Hunting or recreational buildings less than 1,000 sq. ft. Any building of less than 1,000 square feet whose primary use is not as a principal residence and which is constructed and owned by a natural person for hunting or similar recreational purposes is exempt from this code; however, no such person may build more than 1 exempt building in any 12-month period. 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

7 R R Historic buildings Low energy buildings as described in Section R Table R Index to Code Compliance Forms CHAPTER 2 [RE] -- DEFINITIONS R202 Building Thermal Envelope; Continuous Air Barrier; Demand Recirculation Water System; Fenestration Product, Site-Built; Visible Transmittance [VT]. CHAPTER 3 {RE] CLIMATE ZONES R301.1 General Table R301.1 shall be used in determining the applicable requirements from Chapter 4. Locations are assigned a climate zone based on Section R R301.2 Warm Humid Counties Warm humid counties are identified in Table R301.1 by an asterisk. All Florida counties are considered warm humid counties. Table R301.1 Climate Zones, Moisture Regimes and Warm-Humid Designations by Counties. R302 DESIGN CONDITIONS R302.1 Interior design conditions The interior design temperatures used for heating and cooling load calculations shall be a maximum of 72 F (22 C) for heating and minimum of 75 F (24 C) for cooling. R303 MATERIALS, SYSTEMS, AND EQUIPMENTS. R303.1 Identification R R R R Building thermal envelope insulation When installing two layers of bulk or board insulation, the R-values of each material may be added together for a total R-value Blown or sprayed roof/ceiling insulation The thickness of blown-in or sprayed roof/ceiling insulation (fiberglass or cellulose) shall be written in inches on markers that are installed at least one for every 300 sq. ft. throughout the attic space. Fenestration Product Rating Table R (1) - Default Glazed Fenestration U-Factor. Table R (2) - Default Door U-Factors. Table R (3) - Default Glazed Fenestration SHGC and VT 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

8 R R Insulation Installation shall comply with the requirements of their respective ASTM standard specification and shall be installed in accordance with the respective ASTM installation practice in Table Open blown or poured loose fill insulation shall not be used in attic roof spaces when the slope of the ceiling is more than three in twelve. Table R Insulation Installation Standards Table R R-Values of Compressed Insulation CHAPTER 4 [RE] - RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY R401 GENERAL R401.3 Energy performance level (EPL) display card - The building official shall require that an energy performance level (EPL) display card be completed and cert fled by the builder to be accurate and correct before final approval of the building for occupancy. The building official shall verify that the EPL display card completed and signed by the builder accurately reflects the plans and specifications to demonstrate code compliance for the building. R402 BUILDING THERMAL ENVELOPE R402.1 General (Prescriptive) R402A.1 R Insulation and fenestration Criteria - The thermal envelope and air distribution system shall meet the requirements of Table R R-value computation - Insulation material used in layers, shall be summed to compute the component R-value. The manufacturer's settled R-Value shall be used for blown insulation. Computed R-values shall not include an R-value for other building materials or air films. R402.2 Specific Insulation requirements (Prescriptive) R Ceilings with attic spaces - when section R would require R-38 in the ceiling, R-30 shall be deemed to satisfy the requirement for R-38 wherever the full height of uncompressed R-30 insulation extends over the wall top plate at the eaves. Similarly, R-38 shall be deemed to satisfy tie requirement for R-49 wherever the full height of uncompressed R-38 insulation extends over the wall top plate at the eaves. R Ceilings without attic spaces - Where Section R would require insulation levels above R-30 and the assembly does not allow sufficient space for the required insulation, the minimum required insulation for such roof/ceiling assemblies shall be R-30. Table R Insulation and Fenestration Requirements by Component Table R Steel Frame Ceiling Wall and Floor Insulation (R-Value) 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

9 R R Floors - Floor insulation shall be installed to maintain permanent contact with the underside of the subfloor decking. Common walls/ceilings/floors Walls, ceiling or floors common to R-Values separate conditioned tenancies shall be insulated to a minimum R-11 space permitting. Exception: Mass common walls shall be insulated to a min of R-6 R402.4 Air leakage (Mandatory) R Building thermal envelope The building thermal envelope shall comply with Sections R and R The sealing methods between dissimilar materials shall allow for differential expansion and contraction. Table R Air Barrier and Insulation Installation R R403 Fenestration Air Leakage Windows, skylights and sliding glass doors shall have an air infiltration rate of no more than 0.3 cfm per sq. ft., and swinging doors no more than 0.5 cfm per sq. ft. SYSTEMS R403.2 Ducts R R R Insulation (Prescriptive) located in attics or on roofs shall be insulated to a minimum of R-8. All other ducts shall be insulated to a minimum of R-6. Exceptions: Ducts or portions thereof located completely inside the building thermal envelope. Sealing (Mandatory) All ducts, air handlers, filter boxes and building cavities which form the primary air containment passageways for air distribution system shall be constructed in accordance with Section C of the Commercial Provisions of this code. Air Handling Units Air handling units shall not be installed in the attic when a home is brought into code compliance by Section R402. Air handling units shall be allowed in attics for compliance by Section R405 only if the following conditions are met: highlight the 4 conditions including the NOTICE TO OWNER language. R403.4 Service hot water systems (Mandatory) R R R R Circulating hot water systems, insulation (Mandatory) All circulating service hot water piping shall be provided with an automatic or readily accessible manual switch that can turn off the hot water circulating pump when the system is not in use. Water heater efficiencies Storage water heater temperature controls. Automatic controls The minimum temperature setting range shall be from 100 deg. F to 140 deg. F (38 deg. C to 60 deg. C). 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,

10 R R405 Shut down A separate switch or a clearly marked circuit breaker shall be provided. A separate valve shall be provided to permit the energy supplied to the main burner(s) to be turned off. SIMULATED PERFORMANCE ALTERNATIVE (Performance) R405.7 Requirements specific to credit options. R Installation criteria for homes claiming the radiant barrier option - and the following conditions are met: 1 thru 6. Figure R Acceptable Attic Radiant Barrier Configurations. CHAPTER 5 [RE] REFERENCED STANDARDS APPENDIX A RESERVED APPENDIX B CALCULATION OF END USE ENERGY LOADS. APPENDIX C FORMS INDEX [RE] **THE FOLLOWING MATERIAL IS FOR THE STUDENT INFORMATION, AND IT IS NOT FOUND IN THIS CODE** Special Note, R and U Values - Heat moves by conduction, convection and radiation R- Value is a measure of conduction (touch a stove, burn finger = conduction). The higher the R-value, the more resistance to thermal conductivity. U is the flip side of R. U is called the coefficient of thermal conductivity. "Co" means together, "efficient" means to multiply. So, the" coefficient of thermal conductivity" is simply the number you use to multiply another number with to get the answer you want. R = 1/U and U = 11R. This formula is used to convert R to U or U to R. R is the resistance to thermal conductivity, U is the flip side of R. U is used in formulas as a multiplier (a number used to multiply another number with to gel the answer you want). To find the U-value of a wall, add up the R-values of all the components which will give you the overall R-value of the wall and then divide that into 1 (R = 1/U; U = 1/R). 1 Exam Prep Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation,