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• N1105.5.4.1

  Compliance Report for Permit Application

  • The permit report gives the address, analyst, software and version, all inputs, and a certificate of component values, leakage assumptions and equipment; without a site-specific run, use the worst orientation.

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• N1110

  Additions

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• N1106

  Energy Rating Index Compliance Alternative

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• N1107

  Tropical Climate Region Compliance Path

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• N1108.2.2.1

  More Efficient HVAC Equipment for Climate Zone 4

  • Zone 4 may also use a 95 percent furnace with a 7.8 HSPF2 heat pump, or a 7.8 HSPF2 / 15.2 SEER2 / 11.7 EER2 heat pump.

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• N1109

  Existing Buildings—General

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• N1102.2.12

  Masonry Veneer

  • The ledge of a foundation that carries masonry veneer needs no insulation.

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• N1102.2.8

  Floors

  • Floor insulation follows the tables and instructions, framing is air sealed, and insulation touches the subfloor, the sheathing below, or continuous insulation, running full height at the perimeter.

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