SPS 363.0303 NoteNote: Use of the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals standard in effect at the time of publication of the 2021 IECC constitutes compliance with this section.
SPS 363.0303(2)(a)(a) When the information is not available from ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, the data shall be obtained from laboratory or field-test measurements. If laboratory or field test measurements are used for envelope heat transmission, the measurements shall be obtained using one of the following test methods: SPS 363.0303(2)(b)(b) For foam plastic insulation that incorporates a substance other than air as the insulating medium, laboratory or field tests shall be conducted on representative samples that have been aged for the equivalent of 5 years or until the R–Value has stabilized to determine thermal properties or performance. The tests shall be conducted by an independent third party. SPS 363.0303(2)(c)(c) Integrally insulated concrete masonry systems within the scope of the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) shall be evaluated for the thermal performance of the masonry or concrete units in accordance with one of the following: SPS 363.0303(2)(c)1.1. NCMA Evaluation Procedures for the Integrally-Insulated Concrete Masonry Walls. SPS 363.0303(2)(d)(d) All other concrete or masonry units not within the scope of the NCMA Evaluation Procedures shall comply with one of the following methods for determining the thermal performance of the assembly or system: SPS 363.0303 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 09-104: r. (1), (2) (title), renum (2) (a), (b) to be (1), (2) and am. Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 10-103: renum. from Comm 63.0102 and am. (intro.) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (2) (d) 3. made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: am. (2) (a) 2. to 4., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. (2) (a) 1. to 4. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25. SPS 363.0401(1)(1) Additional requirements. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IECC section C401.2: All of the following rules shall apply regardless of whether the IECC chapter 4[CE] or ASHRAE 90.1 standard is used to determine compliance: SPS 363.0401(2)(2) Automatic receptacle control. The requirements in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2019 section 8.4.2 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 363.0401(3)(3) Monitoring. Substitute the following wording for ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2019 section 8.4.3.1: A measurement device shall be installed in new buildings to monitor total electrical energy use. For buildings with tenants, total electrical energy shall be monitored for the total building or for each individual tenant. SPS 363.0401(4)(4) Application. Substitute the following wording for 2015 IECC section C401.2 condition 2: The requirements of sections C402 to C405. SPS 363.0401 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: am. (2) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1), (2), (3) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: renum. 363.0501 to 363.0401 (1) and am., cr. (2) to (5), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. (1) (b), (2), (3), r. (5) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25. SPS 363.0402SPS 363.0402 Building envelope requirements. The requirements in IECC section C402.5.1.5 Item 3 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. SPS 363.0402 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: r. and recr. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.0403(1)(1) Calculation of heating and cooling loads. The following wording is a department requirement in addition to the requirements in IECC section C403.1.1: Design heating and cooling loads shall be determined in accordance with s. SPS 363.0302 and Table 363.0302 or ASHRAE 90.1 – 2019. SPS 363.0403(2)(2) Equipment and system sizing. Substitute the following wording for the requirements and the exceptions in IECC section C403.3.1: Heating and cooling equipment and systems shall be sized to provide the minimum space and system loads calculated in accordance with s. SPS 363.0302 or ASHRAE 90.1 – 2019. SPS 363.0403(3)(3) Economizers Simple Hvac Systems. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IECC section C403.5: Supply air economizers shall be provided on the following cooling systems: SPS 363.0403(3)(b)(b) All other cooling systems ≥ 60,000 Btu/h. Where a single room or space is supplied by multiple air systems, the aggregate cooling capacity of those systems shall be used in applying this requirement. SPS 363.0403(4)(4) Economizers cooling requirements. Substitute the following wording for the title of IECC Table C403.3.2 (3): MINIMUM BUILDING CHILLED WATER SYSTEM COOLING CAPACITY FOR DETERMINING ECONOMIZER COOLING REQUIREMENTS. SPS 363.0403(7)(7) Demand controlled ventilation. Substitute the following for the wording, but not the exceptions, in IECC section C403.7.1: Demand control ventilation (DCV) is required for spaces larger than 40 people per 1000 sq. ft. (93 m2) of floor area (as established in IMC Table 403.3.1.1) and served by systems with one or more of the following: SPS 363.0403(12)(12) Fault detection and diagnostics. The requirements in IECC sections C403.2.3 Item 2, C403.2.3 Item 3, and C403.2.3 Item 4 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. SPS 363.0403(13)(13) Duct and plenum insulation and sealing. This is a department informational note to be used under IECC section C403.12.1: Note: For the purpose of determining insulation requirements, ductwork located outside of the building envelope is considered to be located outside of the building. SPS 363.0403 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction made to (9) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: r. (3) to (6), Table 503.2.3 (1), Table 503.2.3 (2), Table 63.0503, (8), (9), renum. (7) to be (3), cr. (4), (5), (6) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (1), (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: renum. 363.0503 (title), (1), (2) to 363.0403 (title), (1), (2) and am., r. (3), renum. 363.0503 (4) to (6) to 363.0403 (3) to (5) and am., cr. (6) to (11), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. (1), (2), (3) (intro.), (b), (4), r. (5), (6), am. (7) (intro.), r. (8) to (11), cr. (12), (13) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction in (1) to (3), (7), (12), (13) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.0404(1)(1) Heat traps. The requirements in IECC section C404.3 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 363.0404(2)(2) Heated water supply piping. The requirements of IECC sections C404.5, C404.5.1, and C404.5.2 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. Refer to ch. SPS 382 for heated water supply piping requirements. SPS 363.0404(3)(3) Circulation systems. The requirements of IECC sections C404.6.1, C404.6.2, and C404.6.3 are not included as part of chs. SPS 361 to 366. Refer to ch. SPS 382 for service water heating circulation requirements. SPS 363.0404(4)(4) Pools and spas. The requirements in IECC sections C404.8.2 and C404.8.3 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 363.0404 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 09-104: cr. (3) Register December 2010 No. 660, eff. 1-1-11; CR 16-094: renum. 363.0504 to 363.0404 and am., cr. (4), (5), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: r. and recr. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction in (1) to (4) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.0405(1)(1) Controls. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IECC section C405: SPS 363.0405(1)(a)(a) General. Except as provided in par. (b), daylight zones in any interior enclosed space greater than 250 square feet and a lighting density more than 0.6 W/ft2 shall have at least one control that meets all of the following requirements: SPS 363.0405(1)(a)2.2. Controls at least 50% of the lamps or luminaires in the daylight zone, in a manner described in IECC section C405.2.3. SPS 363.0405(1)(b)(b) Exceptions. The requirements of this subsection do not apply to any of the following: SPS 363.0405(1)(b)1.1. Daylight zones where the effective aperture of glazing is equal or less than 0.1 for vertical glazing and 0.01 for horizontal glazing. SPS 363.0405(1)(b)2.2. Daylight zones where existing adjacent structures or natural objects obstruct daylight to the extent that effective use of daylighting is not feasible. SPS 363.0405(2)(2) Line-voltage lighting track and plug-in busway. Substitute the following for the requirements in IECC section C405: The wattage of line-voltage lighting track and plug-in busway which allows the addition or relocation of luminaires without altering the wiring of the system shall be the volt-ampere rating of the branch circuit feeding the luminaries or an integral current limiter controlling the luminaires, or the higher of the maximum relamping rated wattage of all of the luminaires included in the system, listed on a permanent factory installed label, or 30 W/linear foot. SPS 363.0405(3)(a)(a) Substitute the following for the requirements, but not the exceptions, in IECC section C405.2: Lighting systems shall be provided with controls as specified in sections C405.2.2, C405.2.3, C405.2.4, and C405.2.5. SPS 363.0405 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: r. (1), (2) (a) 3., (3), renum. (2), (4) to be (1), (2) and am. (1) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; CR 16-094: renum. 363.0505 to 363.0405 and am. (1) (intro.), (a) 2., (2), cr. (3), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18. SPS 363.0407SPS 363.0407 Total building performance - COMcheck. This is a department informational note to be used under IECC section C407: Note: COMcheck is a computer program that may be used only for determining building envelope or lighting compliance. The COMcheck computer program may be downloaded at: http:/www.energycodes.gov/. The most recent version of COMcheck shall be used to demonstrate code compliance. The 2015 IECC or ASHRAE 90.1-2013 options shall be selected. SPS 363.0407 NoteNote: Due to an inadvertent omission in CR 23-007, the above references to ASHRAE 90.1 and the IECC were not updated, and if used as indicated will not result in code compliant calculations. To obtain code compliant calculations when using COMcheck, ASHRAE 90.1-2019 or IECC 2021 compliance options shall be selected. The error will be corrected in future rulemaking. SPS 363.0407 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: renum. 363.0506 (title) to 363.0407 (title), renum. 363.0506 to 363.0407 (3) and am., cr. (1), (2), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; correction in (2) made under s. 35.17, Stats, Register July 2018 No. 751; CR 23-007: r. (1), (2) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; renum. (3) to SPS 363.0407 and am. (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., 2., Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.0503SPS 363.0503 Lighting alterations. Substitute the following wording for the exception in IECC section C503.6: Alterations that replace less than 50 percent of the luminaires in a space, provided that such alterations do not increase the installed interior lighting power. SPS 363.0503 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: r. (1) to (4) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; renum. (5) to SPS 363.0503 and am. (title) under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., 2., Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.0600SPS 363.0600 Referenced standards. This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IECC chapter 6[CE]: The following standards are incorporated by reference into chs. SPS 361 to 366: SPS 363.0600(1)(1) ASTM C177-19, Test method for steady-state heat flux measurements and thermal transmission properties by means of the guarded-hot-plate apparatus. SPS 363.0600(2)(2) ASTM C335/335M-17, Test method for steady state heat transfer properties of horizontal pipe insulation. SPS 363.0600(3)(3) ASTM 518-21, Test method for steady-state thermal transmission properties by means of the heat flow meter apparatus. SPS 363.0600(4)(4) ASTM C1363-19, Test method for thermal performance of materials and envelope assemblies by means of a hot box apparatus. SPS 363.0600(5)(5) National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA) Evaluation Procedures of Integrally Insulated Concrete Masonry Walls, January 1, 1999. SPS 363.0600 NoteNote: ASTM standards may be purchased at www.astm.org or from the American Society for Testing and Materials International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. SPS 363.0600 NoteNCMA Evaluation Procedures may be purchased at ncma.org or from the National Concrete Masonry Association, 13750 Sunrise Valley Drive, Herndon, VA 20171.
SPS 363.0600 NoteCopies of the standards adopted under this section are on file in the offices of the department and the legislative reference bureau.
SPS 363.0600 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 16-094: renum. 363.0900 to 363.0600 and am. (intro.), (1) to (4), Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. (1) to (4) Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25. SPS 363.5101SPS 363.5101 Administration and enforcement. The requirements in IECC sections R101 and R103 to R110 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 363.5101 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.5202SPS 363.5202 Substitutions. Substitute the following definition for the corresponding definition listed in IECC section R202: “Approved” has the meaning given in s. SPS 362.0202 (2) (a). SPS 363.5202 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18. SPS 363.5302SPS 363.5302 Exterior design conditions. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IECC section R302: The exterior design temperatures used for heating and cooling load calculations shall be as specified in SPS Table 363.0302 or ASHRAE 90.1 – 2019. SPS 363.5302 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr., Register April 2018 No. 748 eff. 5-1-18; CR 23-007: am. Register August 2025 No. 836, eff. 9-1-25; correction made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register August 2025 No. 836. SPS 363.5303SPS 363.5303 Materials, systems, and equipment. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IECC section R303: SPS 363.5303(1)(1) General. Except as specified in sub. (2), when available, information on thermal properties, performance of building envelope sections, and components and heat transfer shall be obtained from ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals. SPS 363.5303 NoteNote: Use of the ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals standard in effect at the time of publication of the 2021 IECC constitutes compliance with this section.
SPS 363.5303(2)(a)(a) When the information is not available from ASHRAE Handbook of Fundamentals, the data shall be obtained from laboratory or field-test measurements. If laboratory or field test measurements are used for envelope heat transmission, the measurements shall be obtained using one of the following test methods:
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