2016 Utah Code
Title 15A - State Construction and Fire Codes Act
Chapter 3 - Statewide Amendments Incorporated as Part of State Construction Code
Part 7 - Statewide Amendments to International Energy Conservation Code
Section 701 - General provisions.

Effective 7/1/2016
15A-3-701. General provisions.
The following is adopted as an amendment to the IECC to be applicable statewide:

• (1) In IECC, Section C403.2.9.1.3, the words "by the designer" are deleted.

• (2) In IECC, Section R103.2, all words after the words "herein governed." are deleted and replaced with the following: "Construction documents include all documentation required to be submitted in order to issue a building permit."

• (3) In IECC, Section R303.3, all wording after the first sentence is deleted.

• (4) In IECC, Section R401.2, a new number 4 is added as follows: "4. Compliance may be shown by demonstrating a result, using the software RESCheck 2012 Utah Energy Conservation Code, of:
  • (a) on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2019, "3 percent better than code";
  • (b) on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, "4 percent better than code"; and
  • (c) after January 1, 2021, "5 percent better than code"".

• (5) In IECC, Table R402.2, in the column entitled MASS WALL R-VALUE, a new footnote j is added as follows:
  "j. Log walls complying with ICC400 and with a minimum average wall thickness of 5 inches or greater shall be permitted in Zones 5 through 8 when overall window glazing has a .31 U-factor or lower, minimum heating equipment efficiency is, for gas, 90 AFUE, or, for oil, 84 AFUE, and all other component requirements are met."
  

• (6) In IECC, Section R402.4.1, in the first sentence, the word "and" is deleted and replaced with the word "or".

• (7) In IECC, Section R402.4.1.1, the last sentence is deleted and replaced with the following: "Where allowed by the code official, the builder may certify compliance to components criteria for items which may not be inspected during regularly scheduled inspections."

• (8) In IECC, Section R402.4.1.2, the following changes are made:
  • (a) In the first sentence:
    • (i) on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, replace the word "five" with "3.5"; and
    • (ii) after January 1, 2021, replace the word "five" with "three."
  • (b) In the first sentence, the words "in Climate Zones 1 and 2, and three air changes per hour in Climate Zones 3 through 8" are deleted.
  • (c) In the third sentence, the word "third" is deleted.
  • (d) The following sentence is inserted after the third sentence: "The following parties shall be approved to conduct testing: Parties certified by BPI or RESNET, or licensed contractors who have completed training provided by Blower Door Test equipment manufacturers or other comparable training."
    

• (9) In IECC, Section R403.3.3:
  • (a) the exception for duct air leakage testing is deleted; and
  • (b) the exception for duct air leakage is replaced:
    • (i) on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2019, with the following: "Exception: The total leakage test is not required for systems with all air handlers and at least 65% of all ducts (measured by length) located entirely within the building thermal envelope.";
    • (ii) on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, with the following: "Exception: The duct air leakage test is not required for systems with all air handlers and at least 75% of all ducts (measured by length) located entirely within the building thermal envelope."; and
    • (iii) on or after January 1, 2021, with the following: "Exception: The duct air leakage test is not required for systems with all air handlers and at least 80% of all ducts (measured by length) located entirely within the building thermal envelope."

• (10) In IECC, Section R403.3.3, the following is added after the exception:
  "The following parties shall be approved to conduct testing:
  1. Parties certified by BPI or RESNET.
  2. Licensed contractors who have completed training provided by Duct Test equipment manufacturers or other comparable training."

• (11) In IECC, Section R403.3.4:
  • (a) in Subsection 1, the number 4 is changed to 8, the number 113.3 is changed to 170, the number 3 is changed to 6, and the number 85 is changed to 114.6; and
  • (b) in Subsection 2:
    • (i) on or after January 1, 2017, and before January 1, 2019, the number 4 is changed to 8 and the number 113.3 is changed to 226.5;
    • (ii) on or after January 1, 2019, and before January 1, 2021, the number 4 is changed to 7 and the number 113.3 is changed to 198.2; and
    • (iii) on or after January 1, 2021, the number 4 is changed to 6 and the number 113.3 is changed to 169.9.

• (12) In IECC, Section R403.3.5, the words "or plenums" are deleted.
  

• (13) In IECC, Section R403.5.3, Subsection 5 is deleted and Subsections 6 and 7 are renumbered.

• (14) In IECC, Section R406.4, the table is deleted and replaced with the following:
  TABLE R406.4
  MAXIMUM ENERGY RATING INDEX
  • CLIMATE ZONEENERGY RATING INDEX
  • 365
  • 569
  • 668

Amended by Chapter 249, 2016 General Session