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insulation

  1. arwat23

    Is There A Requirement To Fill Inaccessible Cavities With Insulation?

    I'm working on a project where we're converting an existing garage to an ADU. Due to the existing structure and client wishes, we have a rather large inaccessible cavity. I've been told on multiple occasions by my supervisor that we need to fill these types of spaces with insulation, so I have...
  2. T

    New ie

    Hi There I'm a newbie to the site. Job Foreman. I'm always interested in what my peers are doing and how they manage to navigate the Mass. Building Codes. Interested in basement floor insulation on an existing house. A how people tackled the problem. Twotimer
  3. C

    Faced or Unfaced(?) insulation with air barrier behind showers located along exterior walls?

    Faced or Unfaced(?) insulation with air barrier behind showers located along exterior walls? What are yall's thoughts? Thanks!
  4. N

    Insulation in Industrial Flex buildings

    I'm working on a fit out for an industrial flex building. The front is office, the back is warehouse. Does the exception 5 under C101.4.2.4 hold up if there are also people working in the space full time? In this case it would also benefit the employee and would by default make it more...
  5. S

    Ls=liner system

    This is from Ontario building code SB-10: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE SB 5.5-5 (See Appendix A.) (Supersedes Table 5.5-5 in 2010 ANSI/ASHRAE/IES 90.1) Building Envelope Requirements for Climate Zone 5 (A, B, C) (SI) Min. RSI-Value 3.3 +...
    • sunyaer
    • Thread
    • energy energy efficience insulation rsi
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Canada
  6. H

    Unheated Porch Ceiling Insulation?

    I have an inspector that wants me to insulate the area in the attic above an unheated front porch. He says that the because it is "one attic" that the insulation must be over the entire ceiling to maintain the thermal envelope. The insulation that is currently there covers the heated area but...
  7. R

    Insulation of CPVC water lines in South Florida

    We are building a small story 6 unit apartment building (Occupancy Type R2) in Ft. Lauderdale Florida and wanted to know if the CPVC water lines throughout the units would generally need to be insulated?
    • RPM001
    • Thread
    • cpvc florida building code insulation plumbing code
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Plumbing Codes
  8. B

    NYS requirements for basement insulation

    Hi everyone, Can someone please point me in the right direction for the code requirements in my area regarding insulating a basement. What r values, what type of insulation, vapor barrier requirements, etc. I’m located in Zone 5, Dutchess County, New York. Thanks, Brian
  9. jar546

    Code Picture 31 Aug 2018 - Would you pass this?

    Let's forget about zones and required insulation values, Who out there would fail this insulation installation and why? It does not matter that they are not quite finished yet.
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