C103.1
General. Construction documents and other supporting data shall be
submitted in one or more sets, or in a digital format where allowed by the
building official, with each application for a permit. The construction
documents shall be prepared by a registered design professional where required
by the statutes of the jurisdiction in which the project is to be constructed.
Where special conditions exist, the
code official is
authorized to require necessary construction documents to be prepared by a
registered design professional.
EXCEPTION:
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The code official is authorized to
waive the requirements for construction documents or other supporting data if
the code official determines they are not necessary to confirm
compliance with this code.
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C103.2
Information on construction documents. Construction documents
shall be drawn to scale upon suitable material. Electronic media documents are
permitted to be submitted when
approved by the
code
official. Construction documents shall be of sufficient clarity to
indicate the location, nature and extent of the work proposed, and show in
sufficient detail pertinent data and features of the building, systems and
equipment as herein governed. Details shall include, but are not limited to, as
applicable:
1. Energy compliance path per
Section C401 or C501.
2. Insulation
materials and their R-values.
3. Fenestration U-factors
and SHGCs.
4. Area-weighted
U-factor and SHGC calculations.
5. Mechanical system design
criteria.
6. Mechanical and service
water heating system and equipment types, sizes and efficiencies.
7. Economizer description.
8. Equipment and systems controls.
9. Fan motor horsepower (hp) and
controls.
10. Duct sealing, duct
and pipe insulation and location.
11. Lighting fixture schedule with wattage
and control narrative.
12. Location
of daylight zones on floor plan.
13. Air barrier details including all air
barrier boundaries and associated square foot calculations on all six sides of
the air barrier as applicable.
C103.2.1
Building thermal envelope
depiction. The building's thermal envelope shall be represented on the
construction documents.
C103.3
Examination of documents.
The
code official shall examine or cause to be examined the
accompanying construction documents and shall ascertain whether the
construction indicated and described is in accordance with the requirements of
this code and other pertinent laws or ordinances.
C103.3.1
Approval of construction
documents. When the
code official issues a permit where
construction documents are required, the construction documents shall be
endorsed in writing and stamped "Reviewed for Code Compliance." Such
approved construction documents shall not be changed, modified
or altered without authorization from the
code official. Work
shall be done in accordance with the
approved construction
documents.
One set of construction documents so reviewed shall be retained
by the code official. The other set shall be returned to the
applicant, kept at the site of work and shall be open to inspection by the
code official or a duly authorized
representative.
C103.3.2
Previous approvals. This code shall not require changes in the
construction documents, construction or designated occupancy of a structure for
which a lawful permit has been heretofore issued or otherwise lawfully
authorized, and the construction of which has been pursued in good faith within
180 days after the effective date of this code and has not been
abandoned.
C103.3.3
Phased
approval. The code official shall have the authority to
issue a permit for the construction of part of an energy conservation system
before the construction documents for the entire system have been submitted or
approved, provided adequate information and detailed
statements have been filed complying with all pertinent requirements of this
code. The holders of such permit shall proceed at their own risk without
assurance that the permit for the entire energy conservation system will be
granted.
C103.4
Amended construction documents. Changes made during construction
that are not in compliance with the approved construction
documents shall be resubmitted for approval as an amended set of construction
documents.
C103.5
Retention of
construction documents. One set of approved
construction documents shall be retained by the code official
for a period of not less than 180 days from date of completion of the permitted
work, or as required by state or local laws.
C103.6
Building documentation and close
out submittal requirements.
The construction documents shall specify that the documents
described in this section be provided to the building owner or owner's
authorized agent within a maximum of 90 days of the date of receipt of the
certificate of occupancy.
C103.6.1
Record documents. Construction documents shall be updated by the
installing contractor and architect or engineer of record to convey a record of
the completed work. Such updates shall include building envelope, mechanical,
plumbing, electrical and control drawings red-lined, or redrawn if specified,
that show all changes to size, type and locations of components, equipment and
assemblies. Record documents shall include the location and model number of
each piece of equipment as installed. The architect, engineer of record or
installing contractor is required to provide consolidated record drawings in
compliance with this section to the building owner or owner's authorized agent
with the timeline specified in Section C103.6.
C103.6.2
Building operations and
maintenance information. Required regular maintenance actions for
equipment and systems shall be clearly stated on a readily visible label on the
equipment. The label shall include the title or publication number for the
operation and maintenance manual for that particular model and type of product
and the manufacture date or installation date.
C103.6.2.1
Manuals. An operating
and maintenance manual shall be provided for each component, device, piece of
equipment, and system governed by this code. The manual shall include all of
the following:
1. Submittal data indicating
all selected options for each piece of equipment and control devices.
2. Manufacturer's operation manuals and
maintenance manuals for each device, piece of equipment, and system requiring
maintenance, except equipment not furnished as part of the project. Required
routine maintenance actions, cleaning and recommended relamping shall be
clearly identified.
3. Name and
address of at least one service agency.
4. Controls system inspection schedule,
maintenance and calibration information, wiring diagrams, schematics, and
control sequence descriptions. A schedule for inspecting and recalibrating all
lighting controls. Desired or field-determined setpoints shall be permanently
recorded on control drawings at control devices or, for digital control
systems, on the graphic where settings may be changed.
5. A narrative of how each system is intended
to operate, including recommended setpoints. Sequence of operation alone is not
acceptable for this requirement.
C103.6.3
Compliance
documentation. All energy code compliance forms and calculations shall
be delivered in one document to the building owner as part of the project
record documents or manuals, or as a standalone document. This document shall
include the specific energy code year utilized for compliance determination for
each system. NFRC certificates for the installed windows, list of total area
for each NFRC certificate, the interior lighting power compliance path
(building area, space-by-space) used to calculate the lighting power allowance.
For projects complying with Section C401.2 Item 1, the
documentation shall include:
1. The
envelope insulation compliance path (prescriptive or component
performance).
2. All completed code
compliance forms, and all compliance calculations including, but not limited
to, those required by sections C402.1.5, C403.2.12.1, C405.4, and
C405.5.
For projects complying with Section C401.2 Item 2, the
documentation shall include:
1. A list
of all proposed envelope component types, areas and
U-values.
2. A
list of all lighting area types with areas, lighting power allowance, and
installed lighting power density.
3. A list of each HVAC system modeled with
the assigned and proposed system type.
4. Electronic copies of the baseline and
proposed model input and output file. The input files shall be in a format
suitable for rerunning the model and shall not consist solely of formatted
reports of the inputs.
C103.6.4
Systems operation
training. Training of the maintenance staff for equipment included in
the manuals required by Section C103.6.2 shall include at a minimum:
1. Review of manuals and permanent
certificate.
2. Hands-on
demonstration of all normal maintenance procedures, normal operating modes, and
all emergency shutdown and start-up procedures.
3. Training completion
report.
Notes
Wash. Admin. Code
§
51-11C-10300
Amended by
WSR
16-03-072, Filed 1/19/2016, effective
7/1/2016
Amended by
WSR
16-13-089, Filed 6/15/2016, effective
7/16/2016
Amended by
WSR
16-24-070, Filed 12/6/2016, effective
5/1/2017
Amended by
WSR
19-24-040, Filed 11/26/2019, effective
7/1/2020
Amended by
WSR
22-14-091, Filed 7/1/2022, effective
7/1/2023
Statutory Authority:
RCW
19.27A.020,
19.27A.025 and
chapters
19.27 and
34.05 RCW. 13-04-056, §
51-11C-10300, filed 2/1/13, effective
7/1/13.