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We want your thoughts on how to implement new inspection requirements for insulation installations. Use this sign-up link to join our advisory group, which will meet this May.
As a reminder, starting July 1, 2023, Public Health will begin inspecting insulation installations on plumbing systems. Since this is a new inspection policy, we are holding online meetings with stakeholders to discuss how to implement these inspections and enforce various Energy Code provisions. Our intent is to focus inspections primarily on two installation criteria: insulation thickness and insulation continuity. Specific Code references will be provided once the 2021 Seattle Energy Code has been finalized.
Thanks to stakeholder input, we have completed a final draft of the updated Occupancy and Use guidance document and have set up a Microsoft Teams meeting for 2pm on March 22, 2023, to review the final version with interested parties. A meeting invite has been sent out to various local industry groups (ASPE, ASHRAE, MCA, PHCC). If you would like to attend this meeting, please reach out to one of these groups and ask them to forward you the invitation.
The Occupancy and Use guidance document clarifies which projects require Plan Review and which may be subject to field inspection with an over-the-counter permit. We are excited to see some progress being made on these guidance updates and look forward to getting this one published on our website and moving on to the next!
For updates on your specific project (where is it in the queue, when will it be reviewed, etc.), send an email to: planreviewstatus@kingcounty.gov. Please include the project SR# in the email subject line of any related correspondence!
For general inquiries including code enforcement policies, plan requirements, technical questions, atypical installations, etc, please continue to email: planreviewinfo@kingcounty.gov
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