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This article is based on questions regarding Sunrooms and Additions asked during the May REScheck Webcast as well as questions received through email.
The prescriptive envelope component criteria of the IECC is an alternative compliance path for sunrooms and additions to existing residential buildings and structures.
The addition (the newly conditioned floor space) complies with the code if it complies with all of the applicable code requirements.
This article is based on Additions questions asked during the August 18, 2005 COMcheck Web-based training session as well as questions received through email.
Although not specifically defined in the code, building codes typically define an addition as any increase in a building's habitable floor area, which can be interpreted as any increase in the conditi...
Water Heating (836 kb)
Domestic water heating accounts for between 15 and 25 percent of the energy consumed in homes.
Insulation Basics (33 KB)In buying insulation for your home, there are several points to consider. R-value measures how well a material insulates.
This article is based on questions regarding Windows asked during the May REScheck Webcast as well as questions received through email.