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Commercial Building Code Changes:
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Slide 21
Commercial Building Code Changes:
Basic Prescriptive Requirements
■ Air Handling Units (AHU) can't be
installed in the attics of commercial
buildings:
■ Unless the building is insulated at the
roof line (not the ceiling, see next slide)
13—410.1.ABCD.3.5.2 Air Handling Units. Air handling units shall not be installed in attics
(See definition of "Attic" in Section 202).
202 DEFINITIONS
ATTIC- an enclosed, unconditioned space located immediately below an uninsulated roof
and immediately above the ceiling of a building. For the roof to be considered insulated,
roof insulation shall be at least the R-value required to meet Section 404.2.13.1 in Chapter
4 and Section 604.1.ABC.I Sub -chapter 6. (See also UNDER ATTIC)
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