Thermal Efficiency Standards Adopted

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Division of Housing and Community Development

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
9B-13.0041: Thermal Efficiency Standards Adopted

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 34, No. 23, June 6, 2008 issue of the Florida Administrative Weekly.

The Commission voted to modify the proposed reference document to require more energy efficient construction in Florida effective December 31, 2008, by amending the 2007 Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction (Energy Code).

Specifically, as applied to residential construction, the performance method of compliance, “Method A: Whole Building Performance Method” is amended to require a score of 85 rather than 100. The prescriptive means of compliance for residential construction, “Method B” is amended to require a U – Factor (Thermal Transmittance) of .65 and SHGC (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient) of .35 for windows; and programmable thermostat. Method C “Limited Applications Prescriptive Method” is deleted.

As applied to commercial construction, the performance method of compliance, “Method A: Whole Building Performance Method” is amended to require 85 percent energy use relative to the 2007 Energy Code. Method B “Building Envelope Trade-off-Method” is amended to require more stringent prescriptive envelope measures and to limit its applications to shell buildings. Build-out of shell buildings is required to comply with Method A. Method C “Building Prescriptive Envelope” is deleted.

9B-13.0041 Thermal Efficiency Standards Adopted.

Proposed Effective Date December 31, 2008.

(1) The Florida Energy Efficiency Code for Building Construction, 2007 2008 Edition (the Code), is hereby adopted by reference. The Florida Building Commission shall revise, update and maintain the Code.

(2) A copy of the above referenced Code as amended has been filed with these rules with the Secretary of State. The Code is also available for reference and inspection at the Department offices in Tallahassee, Division of Housing and Community Development, 2555 Shumard Oak Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100.

Specific Authority 553.901 FS. Law Implemented 553.901, 553.903 FS. History–New 12-10-96, Amended 10-19-97, 1-19-98, 12-27-98, 9-12-00, 12-31-08.