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Permit Number
Envelope Compliance Certificate Checked By/Date
2WO IECC
COMcheck-EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: C:\Drawings\erk\bld#3.cck
Section 1: Project Information
Project Name:
Designer/Contractor:
Document Author:
Telephone:
Date:
TtuSu enousm Sainsbury Construction
Section 2: General Information
Building Location (for weather data): Rexburg, Idaho
Climate Zone: 16
Heating Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 8693
Cooling Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 143
Building Type Floor Area
Hotel and Motel 14766
Project Description (check one):
New Construction _ Addition _ Alteration _ Unconditioned Shell (File Affidavit)
Section 3: Requirements Checklist
Bldg.
Dept.
Use
I Air Leakage, Component Certification, and Vapor Retarder Requirements
[ ] 1 1. All joints and penetrations are caulked, gasketed, weather-stripped, or otherwise sealed.
[ ] 2. Windows, doors, and skylights certified as meeting leakage requirements.
[ ] 3. Component R-values & U-factors labeled as certified.
[ 1 4• Vapor retarder installed.
Climate -Specific Requirements
Component Name/Description
Roof 1: All -Wood Joist/Rafter/Truss
Exterior Wall 1: Wood Frame, Any Spacing
Window 1: Vinyl Frame, Double Pane with Low-E
Clear, SHGC 0.07
Floor 1: Heated Slab -On -Grade, Vertical 3 ft.
Gross Cavity Cont. Proposed Budget
Area R-Value R-Value U-Factor U-Factor
4922 38.0 0.0 0.028 0.047
8640 17.0 0.0 0.074 0.067
1536 --- — 0.340 0.520
360 — 0.0 — —
(a) Budget U-factors are used for software baseline calculations ONLY, and are not code requirements.
Envelope PASSES: Design 9% better than code
Section 4: Compliance Statement
The proposed envelope design represented in this document is consistent with the building plans, specifications and
other calculations submitted with this permit application. The proposed envelope system has been designed to meet
the 2000 IECC requirements in COMcheck-EZ Versic,AZ4 Release 2a.
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Principal Envelope Designer -Name Si Date
Permit Number
Mechanical Compliance Certificate Checked By/Date
2000 IECC
COMcheck-EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: C:1Drawingslerklbld#3.cck
Section 1: Project Information
Project Name:
Designer/Contractor:
Document Author:
Telephone:
Date:
Tuscany Place
Student Housing
Sainsbury Construction
Section 2: General Information
Building Location (for weather data): Rexburg, Idaho
Climate Zone: 16
Heating Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 8693
Cooling Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 143
Project Description (check one):
New Construction _ Addition _ Alteration _ Unconditioned Shell (File Affidavit)
Section 3: Mechanical Systems List
uanti System Type & Description
2 HVAC System 1: Heating: Hydronic or Steam Coil, Hot Water / Single Zone
Section 4: Requirements Checklist
Bldg.
Dept.
Use
Requirements Specific To: HVAC System 1
[ ] 1. Balancing and pressure test connections on all hydronic terminal devices
Generic Requirements: Must be met by all systems to which the requirement is applicable
[ ] 1. Load calculations per 1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals
[ ] j 2. Plant equipment and system capacity no greater than needed to meet loads
- Exception: Standby equipment automatically off when primary system is operating
- Exception: Multiple units controlled to sequence operation as a function of load
[ ] 3. Minimum one temperature control device per system
[ ] ( 4. Minimum one humidity control device per installed humidification/dehumidification system
[ ] 5. Automatic Controls: Setback to 55 deg. F (heat) and 85 deg. F (cool); 7-day clock,
2-hour occupant override, 10-hour backup
- Exception: Continuously operating zones
- Exception: 2 kW demand or less, submit calculations
[ ] 6. Automatic shut-off dampers on exhaust systems and supply systems with airflow>3,000 cfn
[ ] 7. Outside -air source for ventilation; system capable of reducing OSA to required minimum
[ ] 8. R-5 supply and return air duct insulation in unconditioned spaces
R-8 supply and return air duct insulation outside the building
R-8 insulation between ducts and the building exterior when ducts are part of a building assembly
- Exception: Ducts located within equipment
- Exception: Ducts with interior and exterior temperature difference not exceeding 15 deg. F.
[ J 9. Ducts sealed - longitudinal seams on rigid ducts; transverse seams on all ducts;
UL 181 A or 181 B tapes and mastics
[ ] 10. Mechanical fasteners and sealants used to connect ducts and air distribution equipment
[ ] 11. Hot water pipe insulation: 1 in. for pipes <=1.5 in. and 2 in. for pipes >1.5 in.
Chilled water/refrigerant/brine pipe insulation: 1 in. for pipes <=1.5 in. and 1.5 in. for pipes >1.5 in.
Steam pipe insulation: 1.5 in. for pipes <=1.5 in. and 3 in. for pipes >1.5 in.
- Exception: Piping within HVAC equipment
j - Exception: Fluid temperatures between 55 and 105 deg. F
- Exception: Fluid not heated or cooled
- Exception: Runouts <4 ft in length
[ ] 12. Operation and maintenance manual provided to building owner
[ ] 13. Balancing devices provided in accordance with IMC 603.15
Section 5: Compliance Statement
The proposed mechanical design represented in this document is consistent with the building plans, specifications
and other calculations submitted with this permit application. The proposed mechanical systems have been designed
to meet the 2000 IECC requirements in COMcheck-EZ Version 2.4 Release 2a.
Principal Mechanical Designer -Name Signature Date
Mechanical Requirements Description
2000 IECC
COMcheck EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: C:1Dmwingslerklbld#3.cck
The following list provides more detailed description of the requirements in Section 4 of the Mechancal Compliance
Certificate.
Requirements Specific To: HVAC System 1
1. Hydronic heating and cooling coils must be equipped with a way to pressure test connections and measure and
balance water flow and pressure.
Generic Requirements: Must be met by all systems to which the requirement is applicable
1. Design heating and cooling loads for the building must be determined using procedures equivalent to those in
Chapters 27 and 28 of the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals or an approved equivalent calculation
procedure.
2. All equipment and systems must be sized to be no greater than needed to meet calculated loads. A single piece
of equipment providing both heating and cooling must satisfy this provision for one function with the capacity
for the other function as small as possible, within available equipment options.
- Exception: The equipment and/or system capacity may be greater than calculated loads for standby purposes.
Standby equipment must be automatically controlled to be off when the primary equipment and/or system is
operating.
- Exception: Multiple units of the same equipment type whose combined capacities exceed the calculated load
are allowed if they are provided with controls to sequence operation of the units as the load increases or
decreases.
3. Each heating or cooling system serving a single zone must have its own temperature control device.
4. Each humidification system must have its own humidity control device.
5. The system or zone control must be a programmable thermostat or other automatic control meeting the
following criteria:a) capable of setting back temperature to 55 degree F during heating and setting up to 85
degree F during coolingb) capable of automatically setting back or shutting down systems during unoccupied
hours using 7 different day schedulesc) have an accessible 2-hour occupant overrided) have a battery back-up
capable of maintaining programmed settings for at least 10 hours without power.
- Exception: A setback or shutoff control is not required on thermostats that control systems serving areas that
operate continuously.
- Exception: A setback or shutoff control is not required on systems with total energy demand of 2 kW (6,826
Btu/h) or less.
6. Outdoor -air supply systems with design airflow rates >3,000 cfin of outdoor air and all exhaust systems must
have dampers that are automatically closed while the equipment is not operating.
7. The system must supply outside ventilation air as required by Chapter 4 of the International Mechanical Code. If
the ventilation system is designed to supply outdoor -air quantities exceeding minimum required levels, the
system must be capable of reducing outdoor -air flow to the minimum required levels.
8. Air ducts must be insulated to the following levels:a) Supply and return air ducts for conditioned air located in
unconditioned spaces (spaces neither heated nor cooled) must be insulated with a minimum of R-5.
Unconditioned spaces include attics, crawl spaces, unheated basements, and unheated garages.b) Supply and
return air ducts and plenums must be insulated to a minimum of R-8 when located outside the building.c) When
ducts are located within exterior components (e.g., floors or roofs), minimum R-8 insulation is required only
between the duct and the building exterior.
- Exception: Duct insulation is not required on ducts located within equipment.
- Exception: Duct insulation is not required when the design temperature difference between the interior and
exterior of the duct or plenum does not exceed 15 degree F.
9. All joints, longitudinal and transverse seams, and connections in ductwork must be securely sealed using
weldments; mechanical fasteners with seals, gaskets, or mastics; mesh and mastic sealing systems; or tapes.
Tapes and mastics must be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 181 A or UL 181 B.
10. Mechanical fasteners and seals, mastics, or gaskets must be used when connecting ducts to fans and other air
distribution equipment, including multiple -zone terminal units.
11. All pipes serving space -conditioning systems must be insulated as follows:
Hot water piping for heating systems:
1 in. for pipes <=1 1/2-in. nominal diameter
2 in. for pipes > 1 1/2-in. nominal diameter.
Chilled water, refrigerant, and brine piping systems:
1 in. insulation for pipes <=1 1/2-in. nominal diameter
1 1 /2 in. insulation for pipes > 1 1/2-in. nominal diameter.
Steam piping:
1 1/2 in. insulation for pipes <=1 1/2-in. nominal diameter
3 in. insulation for pipes >1 1/2-in. nominal diameter.
- Exception: Pipe insulation is not required for factory -installed piping within HVAC equipment.
- Exception: Pipe insulation is not required for piping that conveys fluids having a design operating
temperature range between 55 degrees F and 105 degrees F.
- Exception: Pipe insulation is not required for piping that conveys fluids that have not been heated or cooled
through the use of fossil fuels or electric power.
- Exception: Pipe insulation is not required for runout piping not exceeding 4 ft in length and 1 in. in diameter
between the control valve and HVAC coil.
12. Operation and maintenance documentation must be provided to the owner that includes at least the following
information:a) equipment capacity (input and output) and required maintenance actionsb) equipment operation
and maintenance manualsc) HVAC system control maintenance and calibration information, including wiring
diagrams, schematics, and control sequence descriptions; desired or field -determined set points must be
permanently recorded on control drawings, at control devices, or, for digital control systems, in programming
commentsd) complete narrative of how each system is intended to operate.
13. Each supply air outlet or diffuser and each zone terminal device (such as VAV or mixing box) must have its own
balancing device. Acceptable balancing devices include adjustable dampers located within the ductwork,
terminal devices, and supply air diffusers.
Envelope Compliance Certificate
2000 IECC
COMcheck-EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: Untitled
Section 1: Project Information
Project Name: Tuscany Place
Stucent Housing
Cubhouse/Manager Apartment
Designer/Contractor: Alan Cook/Sainsbury Construction
Document Author: Alan Cook
Sainsbury Construction
Section 2: General Information
Building Location (for weather data): Rexburg, Idaho
Climate Zone: 16
Heating Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 8693
Cooling Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 143
Permit Number
-Z -b4 9��
Checked By/Date [
Building Type Floor Area
Other 5820
Project Description (check one):
✓New Construction _ Addition _ Alteration _ Unconditioned Shell (File Affidavit)
Section 3: Requirements Checklist
Bldg.
Dept.
Use
Air Leakage, Component Certification, and Vapor Retarder Requirements
[ ] ( 1. All joints and penetrations are caulked, gasketed, weather-stripped, or otherwise sealed.
[ ] 2. Windows, doors, and skylights certified as meeting leakage requirements.
[ ] 3. Component R-values & U-factors labeled as certified.
[ ] 4. Vapor retarder installed.
Climate -Specific Requirements
Component Name/Descriation
Roof 1: All -Wood JoisVRafter/Truss
Exterior Wall 1: Wood Frame, Any Spacing
Window 1: Vinyl Frame, Double Pane, Clear, SHGC 0.03
Door 1: Solid
Floor 3: All -Wood Joist/Truss
Gross Cavity Cont. Proposed Budget
Area R-Value R-Value U-Factor U-Factor
2400 35.0 0.0
0.030
0.047
8720 23.0 0.0
0.058
0.067
466 --- ---
0.340
0.520
80 --- ---
0.350
0.112
500 23.0 0.0
0.041
0.040
(a) Budget U-factors are used for software baseline calculations ONLY, and are not code requirements.
Envelope PASSES: Design 30% better than code
Section 4: Compliance Statement
The proposed envelope design represented in this document is consistent with the building plans, specifications and
other calculations submitted with this permit application. The proposed envelope system has been designed to meet
the 2000 IECC requirements in COMcheck-EZ V ion 2.4 Release 2a.
Principal Envelope Designer -Name Si a Date
Mechanical Compliance Certificate
2000 IECC
COMcheck EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: Untitled
Section 1: Project Information
Project Name: Tuscany Place
Stucent Housing
Cubhouse/Manager Apartment
Designer/Contractor: Alan Cook/Sainsbury Construction
Document Author: Alan Cook
Sainsbury Construction
Section 2: General Information
Building Location (for weather data): Rexburg, Idaho
Climate Zone: 16
Heating Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 8693
Cooling Degree Days (base 65 degrees F): 143
Permit Number
Checked By/Date
Project Description (check one):
_ New Construction _ Addition _ Alteration _ Unconditioned Shell (File Affidavit)
Section 3: Mechanical Systems List
Quanti1y System Type & Description
2 HVAC System 1: Heating: Central Furnace, Gas / Multiple -Zone
2 Water Heating 1: Service Water Heater
Section 4: Requirements Checklist
Bldg.
Dept.
Use
Requirements Specific To: HVAC System 1
[ ] I 1. Newly purchased heating equipment meets the heating efficiency requirements
[ J I 2. Minimum one temperature control device per zone
[ ] I 3. Discharge dampers prohibited with fan motors >25 hp
[ ] I 4. Systems serving more than one zone must be VAV systems
[ ] I 5. Controls capable of resetting supply air temp (SAT) by 25% of SAT -room temp difference
[ ] I 6. Fan motor demand <=50% design kW at 50% design flow - calculations required
Requirements Specific To: Water Heating 1
[ ] ( 1. Heat traps in inlet/outlet fittings
[ ] I 2. 1/2-in. insulation on 8 ft of inlet/outlet piping if no integral heat traps
Generic Requirements: Must be met by all systems to which the requirement is applicable
[ J ( 1. Load calculations per 1997 ASHRAE Fundamentals
[ ] I 2. Plant equipment and system capacity no greater than needed to meet loads
- Exception: Standby equipment automatically off when primary system is operating
- Exception: Multiple units controlled to sequence operation as a function of load
3. Minimum one temperature control device per system
4. Minimum one humidity control device per installed humidification/dehumidification system
5. Automatic Controls: Setback to 55 deg. F (heat) and 85 deg. F (cool); 7-day clock,
2-hour occupant override, 10-hour backup
- Exception: Continuously operating zones
- Exception: 2 kW demand or less, submit calculations
6. Automatic shut-off dampers on exhaust systems and supply systems with airflow >3,000 cfin
7. Outside -air source for ventilation; system capable of reducing OSA to required minimum
8. R-5 supply and return air duct insulation in unconditioned spaces
R-8 supply and return air duct insulation outside the building
R-8 insulation between ducts and the building exterior when ducts are part of a building assembly
- Exception: Ducts located within equipment
- Exception: Ducts with interior and exterior temperature difference not exceeding 15 deg. F.
9. Ducts sealed - longitudinal seams on rigid ducts; transverse seams on all ducts;
UL 181 A or 181 B tapes and mastics
10. Mechanical fasteners and sealants used to connect ducts and air distribution equipment
11. Operation and maintenance manual provided to building owner
12. Balancing devices provided in accordance with IMC 603.15
13. Newly purchased service water heating equipment meets the efficiency requirements
14. Water heater temperature controls: 110 deg. F for dwelling units or 90 deg. F
for other occupancies
Section 5: Compliance Statement
The proposed mechanical design represented in this document is consistent with the building plans, specifications
and other calculations submitted with this permit application. The proposed mechanical systems have been designed
to meet the 2000 IECC requirements in COMcheck-EZ Version 2.4 Release 2a.
Principal Mechanical Designer -Name Signature Date
Mechanical Requirements Description
2000 IECC
COMcheck EZ Software Version 2.4 Release 2a
Data filename: Untitled
The following list provides more detailed description of the requirements in Section 4 of the Mechancal Compliance
Certificate.
Requirements Specific To: HVAC System 1
1. The specified heating equipment is covered by Federal minimum efficiency requirements. New equipment of
this type can be assumed to meet or exceed ASHRAE 90.1 Code requirements for equipment efficiency.
2. Each zone of a multiple -zone system must have its own temperature control device.
3. Fans with motors >25 hp may not be equipped with discharge dampers.
4. Systems serving multiple thermostatic control zones must be variable -flow systems. Zone terminal controls
must reduce the flow of primary supply air before reheating, recooling, or mixing air streams.
5. Multiple -zone systems must include controls capable of resetting the supply air temperature by at least 25% of
the difference between the design supply air temperature and the design room temperature.
6. Fans over 25 hp on a variable -flow system are specified to include flow controls that limit fan power
consumption to 50% of the design power consumption at 50% of the design airflow rate. Manufacturer's
literature and other supporting documentation must be submitted with permit application.
Requirements Specific To: Water Heating 1
1. Heat traps are required on noncirculating water heating systems on both inlet and outlet connections. Heat traps
may be purchased or field -fabricated by creating a loop or inverted U-shaped arrangement on the inlet and outlet
pipes.
2. Pipe insulation for the specified noncirculating service hot water system is required for all piping in the
following categories:a) the first 8 ft of outlet piping from any constant -temperature, noncirculating storage
systemb) the inlet piping between the storage tank and a heat trap in a noncirculating storage systemPipe
insulation must be at least 1/2 in. and have a conductivity no >0.28 Btu-in/(h-ft2•°F).
Generic Requirements: Must be met by all systems to which the requirement is applicable
1. Design heating and cooling loads for the building must be determined using procedures equivalent to those in
Chapters 27 and 28 of the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals or an approved equivalent calculation
procedure.
2. All equipment and systems must be sized to be no greater than needed to meet calculated loads. A single piece
of equipment providing both heating and cooling must satisfy this provision for one function with the capacity
for the other function as small as possible, within available equipment options.
- Exception: The equipment and/or system capacity may be greater than calculated loads for standby purposes.
Standby equipment must be automatically controlled to be off when the primary equipment and/or system is
operating.
- Exception: Multiple units of the same equipment type whose combined capacities exceed the calculated load
are allowed if they are provided with controls to sequence operation of the units as the load increases or
decreases.
3. Each heating or cooling system serving a single zone must have its own temperature control device.
4. Each humidification system must have its own humidity control device.
5. The system or zone control must be a programmable thermostat or other automatic control meeting the
following criteria:a) capable of setting back temperature to 55 degree F during heating and setting up to 85
degree F during coolingb) capable of automatically setting back or shutting down systems during unoccupied
hours using 7 different day schedulesc) have an accessible 2-hour occupant overrided) have a battery back-up
capable of maintaining programmed settings for at least 10 hours without power.
- Exception: A setback or shutoff control is not required on thermostats that control systems serving areas that
operate continuously.
- Exception: A setback or shutoff control is not required on systems with total energy demand of 2 kW (6,826
Btuth) or less.
6. Outdoor -air supply systems with design airflow rates >3,000 cf n of outdoor air and all exhaust systems must
have dampers that are automatically closed while the equipment is not operating.
7. The system must supply outside ventilation air as required by Chapter 4 of the International Mechanical Code. If
the ventilation system is designed to supply outdoor -air quantities exceeding minimum required levels, the
system must be capable of reducing outdoor -air flow to the minimum required levels.
8. Air ducts must be insulated to the following levels:a) Supply and return air ducts for conditioned air located in
unconditioned spaces (spaces neither heated nor cooled) must be insulated with a minimum of R-5.
Unconditioned spaces include attics, crawl spaces, unheated basements, and unheated garages.b) Supply and
return air ducts and plenums must be insulated to a minimum of R-8 when located outside the building.c) When
ducts are located within exterior components (e.g., floors or roofs), minimum R-8 insulation is required only
between the duct and the building exterior.
- Exception: Duct insulation is not required on ducts located within equipment.
- Exception: Duct insulation is not required when the design temperature difference between the interior and
exterior of the duct or plenum does not exceed 15 degree F.
9. All joints, longitudinal and transverse seams, and connections in ductwork must be securely sealed using
weldments; mechanical fasteners with seals, gaskets, or mastics; mesh and mastic sealing systems; or tapes.
Tapes and mastics must be listed and labeled in accordance with UL 181 A or UL 181 B.
10. Mechanical fasteners and seals, mastics, or gaskets must be used when connecting ducts to fans and other air
distribution equipment, including multiple -zone terminal units.
11. Operation and maintenance documentation must be provided to the owner that includes at least the following
information:a) equipment capacity (input and output) and required maintenance actionsb) equipment operation
and maintenance manualsc) HVAC system control maintenance and calibration information, including wiring
diagrams, schematics, and control sequence descriptions; desired or field -determined set points must be
permanently recorded on control drawings, at control devices, or, for digital control systems, in programming
commentsd) complete narrative of how each system is intended to operate.
12. Each supply air outlet or diffuser and each zone terminal device (such as VAV or mixing box) must have its own
balancing device. Acceptable balancing devices include adjustable dampers located within the ductwork,
terminal devices, and supply air diffusers.
13. Service water heating equipment must meet minimum Federal efficiency requirements included in the National
Appliance Energy Conservation Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, which meet or exceed ASHRAE 90.1
Code. New service water heating equipment can be assumed to meet these requirements.
14. Water -heating equipment must be provided with controls that allow the user to set the water temperature to 110
IF for dwelling units and 90 IF for other occupancies. Controls must limit output temperatures of lavatories in
public facility restrooms to 110 IF.