SPS 322.45 Air conditioner and heat pump efficiencies.
SPS 322.46 Replacement furnace and boiler efficiencies.
SPS 322.47 Equipment requirements.
SPS 322.49 Lighting Equipment.
Subchapter VI — Simulated Performance Alternative
SPS 322.51 Performance-based compliance.
SPS 322.52 Documentation.
SPS 322.53 Calculation procedure.
Ch. SPS 322 Note
Note: Chapter Ind 22 was renumbered to be chapter ILHR 22,
Register, February, 1985, No. 350, eff. 3-1-85. Chapter ILHR 22 was repealed and recreated to be chapter Comm 22,
Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99. Chapter Comm 22 as it existed on March 31, 2009, was repealed and a new chapter Comm 22 was created effective April 1, 2009. Chapter Comm 22 was renumbered chapter SPS 322 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672.
SPS 322.01(1)
(1) This chapter applies to all one- and 2-family dwellings covered by this code that use any amount of non-renewable energy for heat generation.
SPS 322.01 Note
Note: Non-renewable energy sources used for heat distribution only will not require compliance with this chapter.
SPS 322.01 Note
Note: Although the actual source of heat delivered by a heat pump is renewable, a dwelling using a heat pump is not exempt from the requirements of this chapter due to the required input of electricity to run the pump and compressor.
SPS 322.01(2)
(2) The equipment efficiency standards in this chapter apply to all one- and 2-family dwellings covered by this code that use the respective equipment.
SPS 322.01(3)(a)(a) The vapor retarder requirements under
s. SPS 322.38 and the moisture control and ventilation requirements under
s. SPS 322.39 apply to any dwelling with insulation installed, whether or not the insulation is required under this code.
SPS 322.01(3)(b)
(b) The vapor retarder requirements under
s. SPS 322.38
do not apply to an unheated space, such as an attached, unheated garage.
SPS 322.01 History
History: CR 08-043: cr.
Register March 2009 No. 639, eff. 4-1-09; correction in (3) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register December 2011 No. 672;
CR 15-041: renum. (3) to (3) (a), cr. (3) (b)
Register December 2015 No. 720, eff. 1-1-16.
SPS 322.02(1)
(1) This chapter is not intended to conflict with any safety or health requirements. Where a conflict occurs, the safety and health requirements shall govern.
SPS 322.02(2)
(2) This chapter allows the designer the option of using various methods to demonstrate compliance with thermal performance requirements. The designer shall identify on the plan submittal form what method or subchapter is being used, and indicate the design criteria and how it is being applied. Unless specifically exempted, all requirements of this chapter apply regardless of the method used.
SPS 322.02 History
History: CR 08-043: cr.
Register March 2009 No. 639, eff. 4-1-09.
SPS 322.10(1)
(1) “
Air-impermeable" means having an air permeance less than or equal to 0.02 L/s-m
2 at a pressure differential of 75 pascals when tested according to ASTM E 2178 or ASTM E 283.
SPS 322.10(2)
(2) “Conditioned floor area" means the sum of areas of all floors in conditioned space in the structure, including basements, cellars, and intermediate floored levels measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center line of interior walls, excluding covered walkways, open roofed-over areas, porches, exterior terraces or steps, chimneys, roof overhangs and similar features.
SPS 322.10(3)
(3) “Conditioned space" means space within the dwelling thermal envelope which is provided with heated air or surfaces to provide a heated space capable of maintaining
the temperature of the space to at least 50
°F at design conditions.
SPS 322.10(4)
(4) “Crawl space wall" means the opaque portion of a wall which encloses a crawl space and is partially or totally below grade.
SPS 322.10(5)
(5) “Dwelling thermal envelope" means the elements of a dwelling with enclosed conditioned space through which thermal energy may be transferred to or from unconditioned space or the exterior.
SPS 322.10(6)
(6) “Exterior wall area" means the normal projection of the dwelling envelope wall area bounding interior space which is conditioned by an energy-using system including opaque wall, window and door area. Any skylight shaft walls that are 12 inches or more in depth, measured from the ceiling plane to the roof deck, are considered in the area of exterior walls and are not considered part of the roof assembly.
SPS 322.10(7)
(7) “Heated slab" means a floor slab in which an uninsulated heating element, uninsulated hydronic tubing or uninsulated hot air distribution system is in contact with the slab or placed within the slab or the subgrade.
SPS 322.10(8)
(8) “HVAC" means heating, ventilating and air conditioning.
SPS 322.10(9)
(9) “HVAC system" means the equipment, distribution network, and terminals that provide either collectively or individually the processes of heating, ventilating, or air conditioning to a building.
SPS 322.10(10)
(10) “Infiltration" means the uncontrolled inward air leakage through cracks and interstices in any dwelling element and around windows and doors of a dwelling caused by the pressure effects of wind, and the effect of differences in the indoor and outdoor air density.
SPS 322.10(11)
(11) “IC-rated" means an electrical fixture tested and listed by an independent testing laboratory as being suitable for installation in a cavity where the fixture may be in direct contact with thermal insulation or combustible materials.
SPS 322.10(12)
(12) “Mass wall" means a wall of concrete block, concrete, insulated concrete forms, masonry cavity, brick other than brick veneer, earth and solid timber or logs.
SPS 322.10(13)
(13) “Opaque areas" means all exposed areas of a dwelling envelope which enclose conditioned space except openings for windows, skylights, doors and dwelling service systems.
SPS 322.10(14)
(14) “Proposed design" means a description of the proposed dwelling used to estimate annual energy use for determining compliance based on total building performance.
SPS 322.10(15)
(15) “Renewable energy sources" means sources of energy, excluding minerals and petroleum products, derived from incoming solar radiation, trees and other plants, wind, waves and tides, lake or pond thermal differences and from the internal heat of the earth.
SPS 322.10(16)
(16) “Roof assembly" means all components of the roof and ceiling envelope through which heat flows, thus creating a building transmission heat loss or gain, where such assembly is exposed to outdoor air and encloses a heated space. Any skylight shaft walls less than 12 inches in depth, as measured from the ceiling plane to the roof deck, are considered in the roof assembly and are not considered in the area of exterior walls.
SPS 322.10(17)
(17) “Sun room" means a one-story structure attached to a dwelling with a glazing area in excess of 40% of the gross area of the structure's exterior walls and roof and with any screened areas capable of being covered or replaced with glazing during the heating season.
SPS 322.10 Note
Note: A thermally isolated sun room does not count in the calculation of amount of glazing.
SPS 322.10(18)
(18) “System" means a combination of central or terminal equipment and their components, controls, accessories, interconnecting means, and terminal devices by which energy is transformed so as to perform a specific function, such as HVAC, water heating, or illumination.
SPS 322.10(19)
(19) “Thermal resistance" or “R-value" means a measure of the ability to retard the flow of heat. The R-value is the reciprocal of thermal transmittance or U-factor expressed as R = 1/U.
SPS 322.10 Note
Note: The higher the R-value of a material, the more difficult it is for heat to be transmitted through the material.
SPS 322.10(20)
(20) “Thermal transmittance" or “U-factor" means the time rate of heat flow through a body or assembly which is located between 2 different environments, expressed in Btu/h
• ft.
2 • °F. The U-factor applies to combinations of different materials used in series along the heat flow path and also to single materials that comprise a dwelling section, including cavity air spaces and air films on both sides of a dwelling element.
SPS 322.10 Note
Note: The lower the U-factor of a material, the more difficult it is for heat to be transmitted through the material.
SPS 322.10 Note
Note: The thermal transmittance is also referred to as the coefficient of heat transfer or the coefficient of heat transmission.
SPS 322.10(21)
(21) “Thermally isolated" means physically and thermally separated with separate zone or separate equipment controls for space heating.
SPS 322.10(22)
(22) “Thermostat" means an automatic control device actuated by temperature and designed to be responsive to temperature.
SPS 322.10(23)
(23) “Ventilation" means the process of supplying or removing air by natural or mechanical means to or from any space. The air may or may not have been conditioned.
SPS 322.10(24)
(24) “Zone" means a space or group of spaces within a dwelling with heating requirements sufficiently similar so that comfort conditions can be maintained throughout by a single controlling device.
SPS 322.20(1)
(1)
General. When available, information and values on thermal properties, performance of building envelope sections and components, and heat transfer shall be obtained from the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals.
SPS 322.20(2)(a)(a) Insulation material used in layers, such as framing cavity insulation and insulating sheathing, shall be summed to compute the component R-value.
SPS 322.20(2)(b)
(b) The manufacturer's settled R-value shall be used for blown insulation.
SPS 322.20(2)(c)
(c) Computed R-values may not include values for air films or for building materials other than insulation materials.
SPS 322.20 Note
Note: The REScheck program will automatically account for air films and other building materials.
SPS 322.20(3)(a)(a)
General dwelling thermal envelope materials. When information specified under
sub. (1) is not available, or when a different value is claimed, supporting data shall be obtained using one of the following test methods:
SPS 322.20(3)(a)1.
1. ASTM C177, Standard test method for steady state heat flux measurements and thermal transmission properties by means of the guarded-hot-plate apparatus.
SPS 322.20(3)(a)2.
2. ASTM C335, Standard test method for steady state heat transfer properties of pipe insulation.
SPS 322.20(3)(a)3.
3. ASTM C518, Standard test method for steady state thermal transmission properties by means of the heat flow meter apparatus.
SPS 322.20(3)(a)4.
4. ASTM C1363, Standard test method for the thermal performance of building materials and envelope assemblies by means of a hot box apparatus.
SPS 322.20(3)(b)1.1. When information specified under
sub. (1) is not available, or when a different value is claimed, foam plastic insulation that uses a gas other than air as the insulating medium shall use laboratory or field tests conducted on representative samples that have been aged for the equivalent of 5 years or until the R–value has stabilized.
SPS 322.20(3)(b)2.
2. The tests shall be conducted by an independent third party using the standards listed under
par. (a) and shall be submitted for department review and approval in accordance with
s. SPS 320.18.
SPS 322.20(3)(c)
(c)
Concrete masonry units. Systems using integrally-insulated concrete masonry units shall be evaluated for thermal performance in accordance with one of the following:
SPS 322.20(3)(c)1.
1. Default values as approved by the department with no extrapolations or interpolations.
SPS 322.20(4)(a)(a) Materials, equipment and systems shall be identified in a manner that will allow a determination of their compliance with the applicable provisions of this code.
SPS 322.20(4)(b)
(b) All insulation materials, caulking and weatherstripping, fenestration assemblies, mechanical equipment and systems components, and water-heating equipment and system components shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer's installation instructions.
SPS 322.20(4)(c)
(c) Manufacturer's installation instructions shall be available on the job site at the time of inspection.
SPS 322.20(4)(d)
(d) Roof and ceiling, floor and wall cavity batt or board insulation shall be installed in a manner which will permit inspection of the manufacturer's R-value identification mark.
SPS 322.20(5)(a)(a) A thermal resistance identification mark shall be applied by the manufacturer to each piece of dwelling envelope insulation 12-inches or greater in width.
SPS 322.20(5)(b)1.1. The thickness of blown-in roof and ceiling insulation shall be identified by thickness markings that are labeled in inches and installed at least one for every 300 square feet through the attic space.
SPS 322.20(5)(b)2.
2. The markers shall be affixed to trusses or joists marking the minimum initial installed thickness and minimum settled thickness with numbers a minimum of one-inch in height.
