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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. |
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| | | A. All ceilings that face an outdoor or unheated space must | | be insulated to an R-value of 57 or greater. |
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| | | B. All walls that face an outdoor or unheated space must be | | insulated to an R-value of 38 or greater. |
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| | | C. All floors over unheated spaces must be insulated to an | | R-value of 25 or greater. |
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| | | D. Slab-on-grade floors must have perimeter insulation of | | either: |
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| | | (1) R-15 when the insulation extends downward from the | | top of the slab to the design frost line; or |
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| | | (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. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | 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. |
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G. All exterior doors must be insulated or equipped with a | | storm door. |
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| | | H. All new construction and renovation must comply with | | infiltration and ventilation standards established by the | commissioner commission. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | The commissioner shall commission may adopt rules that establish | | a performance-based compliance procedure for residential |
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