OH Door versus dock seals

[Hyrax4978]

A section of the energy code requires dock seals at all dock overhead doors. Has anyone found an exclusion or way around this?

Thank you

 

[steveray]

Can you get out of calling it a loading dock or cargo door?...If it is not used for truck loading/ unloading I have allowed it without for "convenience" overhead doors for getting forklifts and other large items in and out of buildings....

 

[SCBO1]

2012 IECC, section 502.6

Seen them priced from $400.00 and up>

 

[Msradell]

I'm actually wondering why you want to get around this requirement. The price to install them on a single dock door is not outrageous and they certainly do help conserve energy while conducting loading/unloading operations. This requirement, unlike many in the energy code, actually makes sense and do help save energy.