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States and Standards
By Mark Ames and Mark Wills
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about adoption extensions, as they may continue in the future.
everal states have seen proposals that, if adopted, would extend the standard three-year cycle for code updates to six years. If these propositions were to take effect, A/E/C professionals (in states such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina) would be set back six to nine years behind national model codes (including ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1). ASHRAE chapters impacted by such proposals are engaging with policymakers, primarily through coalition work with like-minded organizations.The Society’s Government Affairs Office wants to know
State Courts Addressing Concerns
In late July, a Minnesota court ruled that local building departments may not issue policies establishing requirements beyond that which the state building code mandates. A 2009 egress window policy by the Department of Safety and Inspections, St. Paul, Minn., was ruled improper by a three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals, because it circumvented state law prohibiting local preemption of the state code by adopting a departmental policy rather than seeking
city council approval. The case, Builders Association of Minnesota vs. City of St. Paul, has been remanded to Ramsey County District Court. State law already prohibited local jurisdictions from enacting ordinances preempting the state building code. This decision has ramifications beyond simple safety codes. The state energy codes, Standard 90.1-2004 and IECC 2006, and their respective energyefficiency targets and requirements, are the “law of the land.” Given this decision and existing state law, it is unlikely that a higher-performance or “stretch” code, perhaps the current iteration of Standard
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ASHRAE Journal - September 2012
ASHRAE Journal - September 2012
Contents
Commentary
Industry News
Letters
Meetings and Shows
Feature Articles
Designing Air-Distribution Systems to Maximize Comfort
Long-Term Commercial GSHP Performance: Part 3: Loop Temperatures
Chilled Beams in Historic Building
Technology Award Case Studies:
GSHP for 1920s Building
Savings Funds Project
Solar Thermal Retrofit
Standing Columns
Engineer's Notebook
Guía Ferial AHR Expo-México
Indice
Mensajes de ASHRAE y AHRI
Listado alfabético de expositores
Plano de planta de la sala de exposiciones
La humedad en los edificios
Productos expuestos en AHR Expo-México
Lista de anunciantes
Emerging Technologies
Refrigeration Applications
Washington Report
Business & Management
Products
Classified Advertising
Advertisers Index
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Engineer's Notebook
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Guía Ferial AHR Expo-México
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Indice
ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Mensajes de ASHRAE y AHRI
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Listado alfabético de expositores
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Plano de planta de la sala de exposiciones
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - La humedad en los edificios
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Productos expuestos en AHR Expo-México
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Lista de anunciantes
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Emerging Technologies
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Refrigeration Applications
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ASHRAE Journal - September 2012 - Washington Report
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