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LR 2406
Item 1

 
energy efficiency standards established in this section. If a
waiver is granted under subsection 2 for a building to be remodeled
or a building that receives an addition, only the remodeled portion
of the building or the addition must conform to the following
minimum energy efficiency standards.

 
A. All ceilings that face an outdoor or unheated space must
be insulated to an R-value of 57 or greater.

 
B. All walls that face an outdoor or unheated space must be
insulated to an R-value of 38 or greater.

 
C. All floors over unheated spaces must be insulated to an
R-value of 25 or greater.

 
D. Slab-on-grade floors must have perimeter insulation of
either:

 
(1) R-15 when the insulation extends downward from the
top of the slab to the design frost line; or

 
(2) R-15 when the insulation extends around the
perimeter and horizontally or diagonally beneath or
away from the slab for a distance equivalent to the
depth of the frost line.

 
E. All foundation walls adjacent to a heated space must be
insulated from the top of the foundation to the frost line
to an R-value of 19 or greater.

 
F. All windows and glass in doors, when the glass in the
door constitutes 1/3 or more of the door area, must have a
total window unit R-value of 2.5 or greater.

 
G. All exterior doors must be insulated or equipped with a
storm door.

 
H. All new construction and renovation must comply with
infiltration and ventilation standards established by the
commissioner commission.

 
4. Performance-based compliance. Effective January 1, 1992,
the commissioner The commission may waive the requirements of
subsection 3 for any building if the commissioner commission
determines that the building's calculated annual energy
consumption is not greater than the annual energy consumption of
a similar building constructed in accordance with subsection 3.

 
The commissioner shall commission may adopt rules that establish
a performance-based compliance procedure for residential


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