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hemlock · 03-01-2022, 05:46 PM

Its what I was told by code enforcement here is results of a search
Exception: The following low-energy buildings, or portions thereof, separated from the
remainder of the building by building thermal envelope assemblies complying with this section
shall be exempt from the building thermal envelope provisions of Section R402:
1. Those with a peak design rate of energy usage less than 3.4 Btu/h ft2 or 1.0 watts per
square foot (watt/ft2) of floor area for space conditioning purposes.
2. Those that do not contain conditioned space.
]3. Buildings and structures for which heating and cooling is supplied solely by utilization of
non-purchased renewable energy sources including, but not limited to, on-site wind, onsite
water or on-site solar power, or wood-burning heating appliances that do not rely on
backup heat from other purchased, non-renewable sources.[/COLOR]

03-01-2022, 05:46 PM	#23
hemlock Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 52 Thanks: 1 Thanked 35 Times in 15 Posts	wood stove exception Its what I was told by code enforcement here is results of a search Exception: The following low-energy buildings, or portions thereof, separated from the remainder of the building by building thermal envelope assemblies complying with this section shall be exempt from the building thermal envelope provisions of Section R402: 1. Those with a peak design rate of energy usage less than 3.4 Btu/h ft2 or 1.0 watts per square foot (watt/ft2) of floor area for space conditioning purposes. 2. Those that do not contain conditioned space. ]3. Buildings and structures for which heating and cooling is supplied solely by utilization of non-purchased renewable energy sources including, but not limited to, on-site wind, onsite water or on-site solar power, or wood-burning heating appliances that do not rely on backup heat from other purchased, non-renewable sources.[/COLOR]