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Document type: Other
Publication Date: September 2012
Focus: Compliance
The compliance toolkit describes the steps that should be taken by the build community to make sure that their buildings meet the requirements of the energy codes in effect where the buildings are being built and that the building designs are well documented so that the enforcement community can quickly and easily determine if the building meets the requirement of the energy code.
This toolkit describes the steps that should be taken by the build community to make sure that their buildings meet the requirements of the energy codes in effect where the buildings are being built and that the building designs are well documented so that the enforcement community can quickly and easily determine if the building meets the requirement of the energy code.
Document type: Resource Guide
Publication Date: October 2010
Focus: Compliance
The guide includes practical plan review and inspection resources, including the U.S. Department of Energy Building Energy Codes Program's REScheck™ and COMcheck™ quick reference guides, case studies, and sample inspection checklists; as well as excerpts from International Code Council's commentaries, workbooks, and code companion materials.This collection also includes many other helpful items and points to further resources available on the web. Residential and commercial building officials can easily add state and local guidance in order to use this binder as a one-stop resource to support compliance in the field.
Document type: Technical Articles
Publication Date: March 2011
Focus: Compliance
Insulation should be installed to fill the entire cavity. REScheck™ uses nominal insulation R-values. The assemblies listed in REScheck already have a default value added for standard sheathing (depending on the assembly component).
Document type: Technical Support Document
Publication Date: September 2012
Focus: Compliance
This report explains the methodology used to develop Version 4.4.3 of the REScheck software developed for the 1992, 1993, and 1995 editions of the MEC, and the 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, and 2012 editions of the IECC, and the 2006 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC). Although some requirements contained in these codes have changed, the methodology used to develop the REScheck software for these editions is similar. Beginning with REScheck Version 4.4.0, support for 1992, 1993, and 1995 MEC and the 1998 IECC is no longer included, but those sections remain in this document for reference purposes.
Document type: Technical Articles
Publication Date: May 2009
Focus: Compliance
The Building Energy Codes Program compliance tools -- COMcheck™, COMcheck-Web™, REScheck™, and REScheck-Web™ -- have the capability to upload and download files to and from the desktop and Web-based versions of the software you are using.
Document type: Technical Support Document
Publication Date:
Focus: Compliance
This guide describes how to use the REScheck™ software. REScheck is designed to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of the Council of American Building Officials' Model Energy Code (MEC) and the International Code Council's International Energy Conservation Code. It is the most flexible approach for meeting the MEC insulation and window requirements.
Document type: Compliance Tool
Publication Date: January 2012
Focus: Compliance
This Quick Reference Guide will guide you, step-by-step, through a typical plan review process for energy code compliance and show how it can be conducted quickly and efficiently. The U.S. Department of Energy’s REScheck™ Compliance Software is designed to create simplified compliance certificates that can be easily reviewed by enforcement personnel.