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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWS-LOT-51 ENERGY CALC-4Project Name: Owner: Builder Name: Permit Office: Jurisdiction: ST. LUCIE COUNTY K. HOVNANIANWATERSTONE LOT-51 Street: City, State, Zip:FT. PIERCE , FL , 34951 ARMINA PL. LOT-51, BLOCK-3 Permit Number: Design Location:FL, Fort Pierce CHECKAIR BARRIER CRITERIA A continuous air barrier shall be installed in the building envelope. The exterior thermal envelope contains a continuous air barrier. Breaks or joints in the air barrier shall be sealed. The air barrier in any dropped ceiling/soffit shall be aligned with the insulation and any gaps in the air barrier shall be sealed. Access openings, drop down stairs or knee wall doors to unconditioned attic spaces shall be sealed. The junction of the foundation and sill plate shall be sealed. The junction of the top plate and the top of exterior walls shall be sealed. Knee walls shall be sealed. The space between window/door jambs and framing, and skylights and framing shall be sealed. Rim joists shall include the air barrier. The air barrier shall be installed at any exposed edge of insulation. Exposed earth in unvented crawl spaces shall be covered with a Class I vapor retarder with overlapping joints taped. Duct shafts, utility penetrations, and flue shafts opening to exterior or unconditioned space shall be sealed. Narrow cavities Shafts, penetrations Crawl space walls Floors (including above-garage and cantilevered floors) Rim joists Windows, skylights Walls Ceiling/attic General COMPONENT Garage separation Recessed lighting Plumbing and wiring S h o w e r / t u b HVAC register boots HVAC register boots that penetrate building thermal envelope shall be sealed to the sub-floor or drywall. The air barrier shall be installed behind electrical or communication boxes or air-sealed boxes shall be installed. The air barrier installed at exterior walls adjacent to showers and tubs shall separate them from the showers and tubs. Batt insulation shall be cut neatly to fit around wiring and plumbing in exterior walls, or insulation that on installation readily conforms to available space shall extend behind piping and wiring. Recessed light fixtures installed in the building thermal envelope shall be sealed to the drywall. Air sealing shall be provided between the garage and conditioned spaces. When required to be sealed, concealed fire sprinklers shall only be sealed 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. C o n c e a l e d Electrical/phone box on exterior walls Batts in narrow cavities shall be cut to fit, or narrow cavities shall be filled by insulation that on installation readily conforms to the available cavity spaces. TABLE 402.4.1.1 AIR BARRIER AND INSULATION INSPECTION COMPONENT CRITERIA INSULATION INSTALLATION CRITERIA EnergyGauge® USA 6.0.02 (Rev. 1) - FlaRes2017 FBC 6th Edition (2017) Compliant Software8/7/2020 2:32 PM Page 1 of 1 Air-permeable insulation shall not be used as a sealing material. The insulation in any dropped ceiling/soffit shall be aligned with the air barrier. Cavities within corners and headers of frame walls shall be insulated by completely filling the cavity with a material having a thermal resistance of R-3 per inch minimum. Exterior thermal envelope insulation for framed walls shall be installed in substantial contact and continuous alignment with the air barrier. Rim joists shall be insulated. Floor framing cavity insulation shall be installed to maintain permanent contact with the underside of subfloor decking, or floor framing cavity insulation shall be permitted to be in contact with the top side of sheathing, or continuous insulation installed on the underside of floor framing and extends from the bottom to the top of all perimeter floor framing members. and doors on exterior wall requirements Recessed light fixtures installed in the building thermal envelope shall be air tight and IC rated. sprinklers Where provided instead of floor insulation, insulation shall be permanently attached to the crawlspace Exterior walls adjacent to showers and tubs shall be insulated. 2017 - AIR BARRIER AND INSULATION INSPECTION COMPONENT CRITERIA a. In addition, inspection of log walls shall be in accordance with the provisions of ICC-400.