the Building Code Advisory Board of Palm Beach County; Petitioner requested an answer to the following questions, based upon the projects described: 1. A customer has applied to replace all the windows in his home, which was constructed in 1990. ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Florida Building Commission

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G20-1.001Florida Building Code Adopted

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Building Commission has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by the Building Code Advisory Board of Palm Beach County on September 25, 2018. The following is a summary of the agency's disposition of the petition: Petitioner requested an answer to the following questions, based upon the projects described: 1. A customer has applied to replace all the windows in his home, which was constructed in 1990. The estimated cost of the replacement windows is less than 30% of the assessed value of the structure. a. Does Section 501.7 of the Energy Conservation Volume require the replacement windows to meet the solar heat gain coefficient listed in Table R402.1.2 of the Florida Energy Conservation Volume? b. Does Section 101.4.2 exempt the replacement windows since they don’t exceed 30% of the assessed value of the structure? 2. A customer has applied to replace a window in his home, which was constructed in 1990. The estimated cost of the replacement window is less than 30% of the assessed value of the structure. a. Does Section 501.7 of the Energy Conservation Volume require the replacement window to meet the solar heat gain coefficient listed in Table R402.1.2 of the Florida Energy Conservation Volume? b. Does Section 101.4.2 exempt the replacement window since it does not exceed 30% of the assessed value of the structure? On December 11, 2018, the Commission provided the following answers: In response to the first part of Petitioner’s first question, the answer is no. Pursuant to section R101.4.2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), and the definition of “renovated building” found in chapter 2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), the replacement windows in question are not required to meet the provisions of the energy conservation code, including the solar heat gain coefficient listed in Table R402.1.2. In response to the second part of Petitioner’s first question, the answer is yes. Pursuant to section R101.4.2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), and the definition of “renovated building” found in chapter 2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), the project in question is exempt from the provisions of the energy conservation code. In response to the first portion Petitioner’s second question, the answer is no. Pursuant to section R101.4.2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), and the definition of “renovated building” found in chapter 2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), the replacement window in question is not required to meet the provisions of the energy conservation code, including the solar heat gain coefficient listed in Table R402.1.2. In response to the second part of Petitioner’s second question, the answer is yes. Pursuant to section R101.4.2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), and the definition of “renovated building” found in chapter 2, Florida Building Code, Energy Conservation, 6th Edition (2017), the project in question is exempt from the provisions of the energy conservation code.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Agency Clerk’s Office, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [phone], [e-mail].