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Chapter 3 Jurisdictional Requirements and Life Cycle Assessment

Section 301 General

301.1 Scope

This chapter contains requirements that are specific to and selected by the jurisdiction and provisions for whole building life cycle assessment.

301.1.1 Application

The requirements contained in this code are applicable to buildings, or portions of buildings. As indicated in Section 101.3, these buildings shall meet either the requirements of ASHRAE 189.1 or the requirements contained in this code.

301.2 Jurisdictional Requirements

This chapter requires that the jurisdiction indicate in Table 302.1 whether specific provisions are mandatory for all buildings regulated by this code and, where applicable, the level of compliance required. All other provisions of this code shall be mandatory as applicable.

Section 302 Jurisdictional Requirements

302.1 Requirements Determined by the Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction shall indicate the following information in Table 302.1 for inclusion in its code adopting ordinance:
  1. The jurisdiction shall indicate whether requirements for residential buildings, as indicated in Exception 1 to Section 101.3, are applicable by selecting "Yes" or "No" in Table 302.1. Where "Yes" is selected, the provisions of ICC 700 shall apply and the remainder of this code shall not apply.
    UpCodes note: According to COMAR 09.12.50.03.A.(g):

    "If an industrialized building manufacturer desires to or has been requested to construct a building to the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) standards they may use the IGCC in addition to the other codes in §A(1) with the following modifications:

    (ii) Chapter 3. Add following note to Section 302.1 Item 1: In Table 302.1, Select "Yes" for residential buildings as indicated in Exception 1 to Section 101.3; and..."
  2. Where the jurisdiction requires enhanced energy performance for buildings designed on a performance basis, the jurisdiction shall indicate a zEPI of 46 or less in Table 302.1 for each occupancy required to have enhanced energy performance.
  3. Where "Yes" or "No" boxes are provided, the jurisdiction shall check the box to indicate "Yes" where that section is to be enforced as a mandatory requirement in the jurisdiction, or "No" where that section is not to be enforced as a mandatory requirement in the jurisdiction.
TABLE 302.1
REQUIREMENTS DETERMINED BY THE JURISDICTION
SectionSection Title or Description and DirectivesJurisdictional Requirements
CHAPTER 1. SCOPE
101.3
Exception 1.1		Detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses)
not more than three stories in height above grade plane with a separate means
of egress, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are
located, shall comply with ICC 700.		 Yes No
101.3
Exception 1.2		Group R-3 residential buildings, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which
these buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700.		 Yes No
101.3
Exception 1.3		Group R-2 and R-4 residential buildings four stories or less in height above grade plane,
their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located, shall
comply with ICC 700.		 Yes No
CHAPTER 4. SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE
402.2.1Flood hazard area preservation, general Yes No
402.2.2Flood hazard area preservation, specific Yes No
402.3Surface water protection Yes No
402.5Conservation area Yes No
402.7Agricultural land Yes No
402.8Greenfield sites Yes No
407.4.1High-occupancy vehicle parking Yes No
407.4.2Low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicle parking Yes No
409.1Light pollution control Yes No
CHAPTER 5. MATERIAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY
503.1Minimum percentage of waste material diverted from landfills 50%
65%
75%
CHAPTER 6. ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO2e EMISSION REDUCTION
302.1, 302.1.1, 602.1zEPI of Jurisdictional Choice — The jurisdiction shall indicate a zEPI of 46 or less in each
occupancy for which it intends to require enhanced energy performance.		Occupancy: ______
zEPI: ___________
604.1Automated demand response infrastructure Yes No
CHAPTER 7. WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY
702.7Municipal reclaimed water Yes No
CHAPTER 8. INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND COMFORT
804.2Post-Construction Pre-Occupancy Baseline IAQ Testing Yes No
807.1Sound transmission and sound levels Yes No
CHAPTER 10. EXISTING BUILDINGS
1007.2Evaluation of existing buildings Yes No
1007.3Post Certificate of Occupancy zEPI, energy demand, and CO2e emissions reporting Yes No

302.1.1 zEPI of 46 or Less

Where a zEPI of 46 or less is indicated by the jurisdiction in Table 302.1, buildings shall comply on a performance-basis in accordance with Section 601.3.1.
Exception: Buildings less than 25,000 square feet (2323 m2) in total building floor area pursuing compliance on a prescriptive basis shall be deemed to have a zEPI of 51 and shall not be required to comply with the zEPI of Jurisdictional Choice indicated by the jurisdiction in Table 302.1.

Section 303 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment

303.1 Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment

Where a whole building life cycle assessment is performed in accordance with Section 303.1, compliance with Section 505 shall not be required. The requirements for the execution of a whole building life cycle assessment shall be performed in accordance with the following:
  1. The assessment shall demonstrate that the building project achieves not less than a 20-percent improvement in environmental performance for global warming potential and at least two of the following impact measures, as compared to a reference design of similar usable floor area, function and configuration that meets the minimum energy requirements of this code and the structural requirements of the International Building Code. For relocatable buildings, the reference design shall be comprised of the number of reference buildings equal to the estimated number of uses of the relocatable building.
    1. Primary energy use.
    2. Acidification potential.
    3. Eutrophication potential.
    4. Ozone depletion potential.
    5. Smog potential.
  2. The reference and project buildings shall utilize the same life cycle assessment tool.
  3. The life cycle assessment tool shall be approved by the code official.
  4. Building operational energy shall be included. For relocatable buildings, an average building operational energy shall be estimated to reflect potential changes in location, siting, and configuration by adding or subtracting modules, or function.
  5. Building process loads shall be permitted to be included.
  6. Maintenance and replacement schedules and actions for components shall be included in the assessment. For relocatable buildings, average transportation energy, material and waste generation associated with reuse of relocatable buildings shall be included in the assessment.
  7. The full life cycle, from resource extraction to demolition and disposal, including but not limited to, onsite construction, maintenance and replacement, relocation and reconfiguration, and material and product embodied acquisition, process and transportation energy, shall be assessed.
    Exception: Electrical and mechanical equipment and controls, plumbing products, fire detection and alarm systems, elevators and conveying systems shall not be included in the assessment.
  8. The complete building envelope, structural elements, inclusive of footings and foundations, and interior walls, floors and ceilings, including interior and exterior finishes, shall be assessed to the extent that data are available for the materials being analyzed in the selected life cycle assessment tool.
  9. The life cycle assessment shall conform to the requirements of ISO 14044.