| New Mexico’s Stringent Model Energy Code Gives “SIPbLOC Panel” Home 30/40 R-Rating |
Santa Fe, NM. – When applying for a building permit in the state of New Mexico you can expect to meet some of the most stringent building codes in the United States.
In July of 1995, the New Mexico Construction Industries Commission adopted the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) 1992 Model Energy Code (MEC) for
Residential Construction. The Energy Code was jointly developed by the Construction Industries Division, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, and
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inc. and requires demonstration of compliance before a building permit will be issued by the State of New Mexico.
The state’s model home requirements are based on a subject house located in Rowe, NM. And requires that a home built in that area have an R-rating of 38.5 for attic/roof
insulation and R-19 for exterior walls. A somewhat complicated Application Worksheet is used to determine if a new home to be built is in compliance with the code and
if not the home plans must be brought into compliance before the building permit is issued.
In his recent application for a building permit for a cabin in Cloudcroft, NM. Spencer K. Smartt, President of Labranza Homes, Inc. asked for assistance in determining if
his new “SIPbLOC Panel” home to be built, would comply with the energy code. The project located in the Ponderosa Pines subdivision will be constructed with
Aluminum clad Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). Upon application for his permit, Mr. Smartt called on Mr. Dan Hagen from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department to assist in determining if the home would comply with the strict Model Energy Code.
Mr. Hagen determined that the home would in fact comply with the code and allowed that the 8” Structural Insulated Panel used for the roof of the cabin had a R-rating of
40.78 and 30.78 for the 6” SIP exterior wall panels. The Rowe, NM. model Code house total roof/ceiling, walls and floor R rating factors are 273.08. In order to be in
compliance with the code your home’s total R-ratings factor must be lower than the Code House. Mr. Smartt’s cabin had a rating of 166.21.
This super insulated home will be one of the first new “HI-TECH” energy efficient homes built in the area and Mr. Smartt and Labranza Homes, Inc. plans to debut this
new home in late November to the public. For more information on the “SIPbLOC Panel” Structural Insulated Panel building system contact Mr. Smartt at 972-200-5048
or visit their website at www.labranzahomes.net .
In July of 1995, the New Mexico Construction Industries Commission adopted the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) 1992 Model Energy Code (MEC) for
Residential Construction. The Energy Code was jointly developed by the Construction Industries Division, the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department, and
Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inc. and requires demonstration of compliance before a building permit will be issued by the State of New Mexico.
The state’s model home requirements are based on a subject house located in Rowe, NM. And requires that a home built in that area have an R-rating of 38.5 for attic/roof
insulation and R-19 for exterior walls. A somewhat complicated Application Worksheet is used to determine if a new home to be built is in compliance with the code and
if not the home plans must be brought into compliance before the building permit is issued.
In his recent application for a building permit for a cabin in Cloudcroft, NM. Spencer K. Smartt, President of Labranza Homes, Inc. asked for assistance in determining if
his new “SIPbLOC Panel” home to be built, would comply with the energy code. The project located in the Ponderosa Pines subdivision will be constructed with
Aluminum clad Structural Insulated Panels (SIP). Upon application for his permit, Mr. Smartt called on Mr. Dan Hagen from the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources
Department to assist in determining if the home would comply with the strict Model Energy Code.
Mr. Hagen determined that the home would in fact comply with the code and allowed that the 8” Structural Insulated Panel used for the roof of the cabin had a R-rating of
40.78 and 30.78 for the 6” SIP exterior wall panels. The Rowe, NM. model Code house total roof/ceiling, walls and floor R rating factors are 273.08. In order to be in
compliance with the code your home’s total R-ratings factor must be lower than the Code House. Mr. Smartt’s cabin had a rating of 166.21.
This super insulated home will be one of the first new “HI-TECH” energy efficient homes built in the area and Mr. Smartt and Labranza Homes, Inc. plans to debut this
new home in late November to the public. For more information on the “SIPbLOC Panel” Structural Insulated Panel building system contact Mr. Smartt at 972-200-5048
or visit their website at www.labranzahomes.net .
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