H 3926 Session 111 (1995-1996)
H 3926 General Bill, By W.D. Keyserling, Bailey, Cave, Clyburn, Cobb-Hunter,
P.B. Harris, J. Hines, H.G. Hutson, Klauber, Lloyd, McCraw, Moody-Lawrence,
Phillips, Richardson, Sandifer, Sheheen, Spearman and Stuart
A Bill to amend Section 6-10-30, as amended, Code of Laws of South Carolina,
1976, relating to building energy efficient standards, so as to update
references to state energy codes, to further define compliance with standards
in these codes for one and two family dwellings, and delete exceptions.
04/05/95 House Introduced and read first time HJ-9
04/05/95 House Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce and
Industry HJ-9
A BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 6-10-30, AS AMENDED, CODE OF
LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO
BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS, SO AS TO
UPDATE REFERENCES TO STATE ENERGY CODES, TO
FURTHER DEFINE COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS IN
THESE CODES FOR ONE AND TWO FAMILY DWELLINGS,
AND DELETE EXCEPTIONS.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 6-10-30 of the 1976 Code, as last
amended by Act 449 of 1992, is further amended to read:
"Section 6-10-30. (a)(A) The current
edition of Appendix J (Code for Energy Conservation in new
building construction) to the Standard Building Code of the
Southern Building Code Congress International, Incorporated,
the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) Model
Energy Code is hereby adopted as the South Carolina
Building Energy Efficiency Standard unless otherwise provided
for in this chapter for one and two family dwellings.
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and
Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1 or any
successor standard is adopted as the South Carolina Building
Energy Efficiency Standard for all other buildings. All new
and renovated buildings and additions constructed one hundred and
twenty days after the effective date of this chapter within the State
shall comply with this standard.
(b)(B) Until one hundred and twenty days
after adoption of the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency
Standard, energy related building regulations adopted by a local
government shall continue in effect unless repealed.
Thereafter, such regulations adopted by a local government
shall be are void and of no effect unless they are no
less stringent than the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency
Standard. A building permit validly issued pursuant to local
building regulations within one hundred and twenty days after
adoption of the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency Standard
is valid thereafter, and the construction of a building may
be completed pursuant to and in accordance with the permit. In
areas of the State having no building regulations or not requiring
building permits, the construction of a building started before
adoption of the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency Standard
may be completed without a building permit.
(c)(C) Until one hundred and twenty days after
adoption of the South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency
Standard, energy related building regulations for new and renovated
buildings promulgated by any a state board,
department, commission, or agency shall continue
continues in effect unless repealed. Thereafter, such
these regulations shall be are void and of
no effect unless they are no less stringent than the South Carolina
Building Energy Efficiency Standard.
(d)(D) A one or two family dwelling is
deemed in compliance with the South Carolina Building Energy
Efficiency Standard if it is built in compliance with prescriptive
standards issued by the South Carolina Residential Builders
Commission, in consultation with the State Energy Office, based on
computer models of the Model Energy Code including, but not
limited to, options developed by Pacific Northwest Laboratories for
South Carolina's climatic zones. Notwithstanding the
provisions of subsection (a)(A), in one
and two family dwellings with no greater than twenty percent of
wall area composed of glass are deemed in compliance with the
South Carolina Building Energy Efficiency Standard if double
pane or storm windows must be are used for
window glass and in the case of ceilings, exterior walls, floors with
crawl space, and heating and air conditioning duct work, the
determination of the minimum thermal resistance ratings (R-value)
must be is:
(1) R-30 for ceilings, except for ceiling/roof combinations,
which must be at least R-19;
(2) R-13 for exterior walls;
(3) R-19 for floors with crawl space;
(4) R-6, or the installed equivalent, for heating and air
conditioning duct work not located in conditioned space.
Nothing in this subsection may be construed to inhibit utilization
of higher minimum thermal ratings.
To facilitate the affordability of purchases of housing,
minimum thermal resistance ratings of R-19 for ceilings and R-11
for floors may be used provided the builder discloses the insulation
levels to the buyer. The disclosure must be on a form available
from the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission and a
copy must be submitted to the commission which must keep it for
thirteen years."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the
Governor except at the amendments to the last paragraph of Section
6-10-30(D), as contained in Section 1 of this act, take effect one
hundred twenty days after this act's effective date.
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