Envelope

Related Measures

• Advanced Daylighting Design

  The proposed measure will allow Power Adjustment Factors (PAFs)* and performance compliance options (PCOs) for indoor lighting that are controlled by daylighting controls when certain technologies are installed in the proposed building. The PAFs and PCOs may be applied to any nonresidential building ...

• Nonresidential Loading Dock Seals

  The proposed measure adds a mandatory requirement for loading docks to be equipped with dock seals or shelters. Dock seals and shelters are designed to eliminate the gap between a truck trailer and the interior of a loading bay. Dock seals typically consist of foam with vinyl covering that is installed ...

• Residential Quality Insulation Installation (QII)

  Under the 2013 and 2016 code, a compliance credit is awarded for installations that perform Quality Insulation Installation (QII). The Standard Design assumes that builders are not performing QII and wall insulation values are modeled at 70 percent of the R-value of the installed insulation, with attic ...

• High Performance Windows and Doors

  This measure improves the performance of fenestration products—windows and doors—in the low-rise residential buildings by lowering the required U-factors for both products, and for windows by adjusting the solar heat gain coefficients (SHGC) by Climate Zone to further reduce energy use ...

• High Performance Attics

  The proposed residential high performance attic (HPA) measure increases the prescriptive performance of the residential envelope in certain climates, primarily reducing the cooling season heat transfer through the roof deck, contributing to lower heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) loads ...

• High Performance Walls

  The proposed residential high performance walls measure increases the prescriptive performance of the residential envelope in certain climates, reducing the amount of heat transfer through walls and subsequently reducing heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) loads ...