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Britt/Makela Group, Inc has been proud to be a partner for a more energy efficient Nevada, and excited about the changes taking place. While change is exciting, it can be confusing, please browse through the information below that we have developed for the State of Nevada. |
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| Code Interpretations and Advisories The proposed code interpretations were developed based on experience in implementing the 2003 IECC in Idaho and. The code interpretations are recommended and are considered the opinion of Britt/Makela Group, Inc. It is the intent to provide a reasonable solution to code implementation issues that meets the spirit of the IECC. Alteration Recommendations for Tenant Improvements Cathedral Attic Technical Analysis ICC SEER 13 Code Interpretation Southern Nevada Amendments to the 2003 IECC
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Nevada Training
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Resources that are presented on this page were created under a U.S. DOE Codes and Standards Grant through the Nevada State Office of Energy, and These resources are available to the building and enforcement industry and all interested parties that would like to learn more about the International Energy Conservation Code.
Commercial Plan Review - 2003 ICC IECC Residential Plan Review - 2003 ICC IECC Commercial Field Inspection - 2003 ICC IECC Residential Field Inspection - 2003 ICC IECC
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The one-day session focuses on the commercial provisions of the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code. Plan review issues are covered in addition to the role of the residential plan reviewer. The session covers the following topics:
· Scope and Application –Discusses the types of buildings that must comply with the commercial provisions of the code and those that are exempt.
· Building Envelope – This portion of the training provides an overview of the mandatory requirements, energy conservation features that must be installed in the building regardless of the level of insulation installed and the type and quantity of glazing. Following this will be a discussion of how to determine the required insulation and glazing requirements for a project.
· Mechanical Systems – The training provides an overview of the requirements of the building mechanical system focusing on unitary, single zone systems.
· Lighting Systems – Lighting mandatory requirements are reviewed first followed by a discussion on determining the lighting budget for a building. Retail lighting is discussed to show how to increase the lighting budget to take into consideration display lighting.
· Overview of the COMcheck-EZ Energy Code Compliance Tool – The COMcheck-EZ tools will be demonstrated for use in documenting compliance for commercial buildings.
Downloadable Resources for this Topic:
2003 Nevada Commercial Plan Review - Power Point Presentation
The one-day session provides an overview of the residential provisions of the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code and includes a discussion of the energy provisions within the International Residential Code. Plan review issues are focused on throughout the day’s discussion in addition to the role of the commercial plan reviewer. The following topics are discussed in the overview:
· Scope and Application – This discussion defines the types of residential construction that fall underneath the residential provisions of the IECC.
· Mandatory Requirements – The mandatory requirements for residential must be installed regardless of the level of insulation and type and quantity of glazing installed. These requirements focus primarily on sealing the building envelope and minimum HVAC requirements.
· Insulation and Glazing Requirements – The methods for demonstrating compliance for insulation and glazing will be discussed. An overview of the performance approach of Chapter 4 and the prescriptive methods of Chapter 5 and 6 are provided with an emphasis on the Prescriptive Specification Method.
· Overview of the REScheck Energy Code Compliance Tool – The REScheck Energy Code Compliance Tool is demonstrated. This tool allows trade-offs for insulation levels and glazing U-factors and area with HVAC efficiency levels.
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2003 Nevada Residential Plan Review Course - Power Point Presentation
The objective of the one-day commercial energy code field inspection course is to provide guidance on the energy code features to inspect during a normal commercial inspection. The course is segmented into two-half day sessions with the morning session held in the classroom and afternoon session held in the field.
The morning classroom session provides an overview of the commercial provisions of the 2003 IECC as they pertain to inspection staff including the role of the commercial inspector. This will include an overview of the following:
Building Envelope
Mechanical Systems
Service Water Heating Systems
Lighting Systems
The afternoon session is taught at a commercial jobsite and will focus on how to inspect for each of the energy features relevant to the project and when to inspect for them. The afternoon session covers inspection for the building envelope features, mechanical system features, service water heating features and lighting system features.
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2003 Nevada Commercial Inspection - Power Point Presentation
The objective of the half-day residential energy code field inspection course is to provide guidance on the energy code features to inspect during a normal residential inspection schedule (i.e. foundation, framing, insulation, and final inspection). The course is conducted at a residential track development so that several phases of a project can be viewed at one site. The 2003 International Energy Conservation Code is used as the basis for the course. The concepts that are presented will be relevant to inspection for all residential energy codes.
The course covers the proper installation of energy features to comply with the code and discusses the building science reasons behind the provisions. In addition the role of the residential inspector is discussed.
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Course Title: Overview of COMcheck-EZ
The objective of the two-hour course is to provide guidance on how to use the U.S. DOE’s COMcheck-EZ software to demonstrate compliance with the 2003 IECC. An overview is provided on entering a basic commercial building into the software starting with the building envelope and the working through the lighting and mechanical system for a basic building. A case study is provided at the end that can be used as a classroom example.
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Course Title: Overview of REScheck
The objective of the two-hour course is to provide guidance on how to use the U.S. DOE’s REScheck software to demonstrate compliance with the 2003 IECC. An overview is provided on entering a basic residential building into the software focusing on the building envelope. A case study is provided at the end that can be used as a classroom example.
Downloadable Resources for this Topic:
REScheck Overview Class - Power Point Presentation
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