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    NY building code regarding Ballrooms/Ball halls

    Hello. I'm currently redesigning a big ballroom 500+ sqm in a commercial multi-storey building. Unfortunately, I didn't have previous experience of working with NY building codes (and in NY in general), therefore I am a bit lost. Is there any chapter/article of any code, which has...
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    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
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    Older Version on ComCheck

    Hello, My company is restarting a project that was originally designed under the 2014 NYC Energy Code. We are filing a PAA. We will need to redo the ComCheck report for this project. The newest version of ComCheck does not have the 2014 Version on the NYC Energy Code. Where can I download...
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    New York - Required Wall R-Value

    I'm renovating a building and took down some of the plaster walls. There is no insulation so I am required by code to add it. I am going by Chapter 4 of the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code. (Please let me know if this is the wrong one for New York State - not City). I see that for...
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