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To: Development Services Customers

SUBJECT: INFORMATION BULLETIN 167

IECC Residential Energy Inspection Forms

Purpose:

As a customer service initiative, the Development Services Department (DSD) created

this Information Bulletin (IB) 167 with the information and form to submit to clear Energy

Inspections relating to compliance with the International Energy Conservation Code

(IECC). The Information Bulletin has been revised to reflect the State of Texas use of the

Vehicle ready.

• The residential provisions also applies to dwellings designed under the

building, live work units, or buildings classified as Occupancy Groups R-2, R-3,

and R-4, all three stories or less in height above grade plane. Those portions of

the building that are not residential, or if the building is over three stories, are

regulated under the Commercial provisions of the IECC (see IB 221 for forms

Residential Compliance Path Options:

There are four energy conservation compliance paths in the currently adopted

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The fourth compliance path is the EPA Energy Star ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301 option

allowed by the State of Texas Health and Safety Code Ch. 388. Sec 388.003(i). This

home energy rating system utilizes Standard 301 of the American National Standard for

the Calculation and Labeling.

of the Energy Performance of Dwelling and Sleeping Units using an Energy Rating

Index, commonly cited as ANSI/RESNET/ICC 301, as it existed on January 1, 2021.

requires inspections as well as tests performed to ensure the energy systems are energy

efficient. The Residential Energy Compliance Form is attached to this Information

Inspection Requirements and the Residential Energy Compliance Form

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*The ERI or EPA Energy Star Path – This must be checked on the Residential Energy

Compliance Form if either of these two compliance paths are chosen. Be aware that if

path) or the State of Texas Requirement (Energy Star)

Compliance Path and Respective Inspection Requirements – Residential Additions

Batch Testing - Thermal Envelope and Duct Testing for R-2, R-3, and R-4

Occupancies

Batch Testing - For a building having seven (7) or more dwelling units, a minimum of 15%

of the dwelling units in each building must be tested as required by Sections R402.4.1.2 -

contractor randomly selects at least 15% of dwelling units from a batch for testing. All units

within the batch must be ready for testing (drywall complete, interior door jams installed,

HVAC system installed, and final air sealing completed) before the testing contractor can

select the units to be tested.

Failure to Meet Batch and Sampling Code Requirement(s)

because of testing, the builder will be directed to fix the cause(s) of failure, and 30

% of the remaining dwelling units in the batch will be randomly selected for testing

regarding the specific cause(s) of failure.

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Energy Compliance Documents shall be submitted that covers compliance for the

batch/entire building. Separate documents are not required for each dwelling unit.

Submittal of the Residential Energy Compliance Form:

The attached Residential Energy Compliance Form may be submitted with one item

Submittal of the Residential Energy Compliance Form and any Compliance Report must

be uploaded to the permit record through the BuildSA Customer Portal located at:

https://aca.sanantonio.gov/CitizenAccess/Welcome.aspx

After logging into the BuildSA Customer Portal, under the Building tab, choose the

opening the application record and trying to upload the form to that record rather than the

R-Value Walls______ R-Value Ceiling ___ R-Value Floor (pier on beam)

Fenestration (Window/All Glass) U-Factors, Solar Heat Gain Coefficients as installed:

Ventilation

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT:

All items checked and noted above were tested and/or inspected and found in conformance with the