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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1389 | PRINTER'S NO. 1546 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BRUBAKER, FOLMER, RAFFERTY, ROBBINS, WARD, D. WHITE AND ALLOWAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2009 |
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| SENATOR GORDNER, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 15, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled |
2 | "An act establishing a uniform construction code; imposing |
3 | powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of |
4 | Labor and Industry; providing for enforcement; imposing |
5 | penalties; and making repeals," adding provisions relating to |
6 | buildings with log walls. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Section 902 901 of the act of November 10, 1999 | <-- |
10 | (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code |
11 | Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
12 | Section 902. Applicability to certain buildings. | <-- |
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14 | (e) Buildings with log walls.--Log walls with a minimum |
15 | average wall thickness of fives inches or greater shall be |
16 | permitted without insulation. |
17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
18 | Section 901. Exemptions. | <-- |
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1 | (f) Log walls.--Log walls with a minimum average wall |
2 | thickness of five inches or greater which comply with the |
3 | International Code Council Standard on the Design and |
4 | Construction of Log Structures, ICC 400-2007, or other successor |
5 | standard which the department may specify by regulation, shall |
6 | be permitted if: |
7 | (1) The area weighted average U-factor for fenestration |
8 | products in the log walls is a maximum of 0.31; and |
9 | (2) (i) The building heating equipment meets or exceeds |
10 | the following Department of Energy ratings: |
11 | (A) Gas furnace - 90 annual fuel utilization |
12 | efficiency (AFUE). |
13 | (B) Oil furnace - 85 annual fuel utilization |
14 | efficiency (AFUE). |
15 | (C) Boilers - 85 annual fuel utilization |
16 | efficiency (AFUE). |
17 | (D) Air source heat pumps - 8.2 heating seasonal |
18 | performance factor (HSPF) split systems. |
19 | (E) Geothermal heat pumps: |
20 21 22 | Product type | Energy efficiency rating | Coefficient of performance | 23 | Water-to-air | | | 24 | Closed loop water-to-air | 14.1 | 3.3 | 25 | Open loop water-to-air | 16.2 | 3.6 | 26 | Water-to-water | | | 27 | Closed loop water-to-water | 15.1 | 3.0 | 28 | Open loop water-to-water | 19.1 | 3.4 | 29 | Direct geo exchange | | | 30 | Direct geo exchange | 15.0 | 3.5 |
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1 | ; or |
2 | (ii) the building heating equipment is qualified |
3 | under the Energy Star program jointly operated by the |
4 | Department of Energy and the United States Environmental |
5 | Protection Agency as provided for in 10 CFR Pt. 430 |
6 | (relating to energy conservation program for consumer |
7 | products); and |
8 | (iii) all energy efficiency requirements of this act |
9 | applicable to components other than log walls are met. |
10 | Section 2. The addition of section 901(f) of the act shall |
11 | expire December 31, 2012. |
12 | Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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