New Mexico Register / Volume XXII, Number 23 / December 15, 2011
This is an
amendment to 14.7.6 NMAC, Sections 11 and 12, effective January 1, 2012.
14.7.6.11 CHAPTER 3 - CLIMATE ZONES: See this Chapter of
the IECC except delete the text of section 301.1 General and replace with
the following: the table below in conjunction
with Table 301.3(2) shall be used to determine the applicable requirements for
Chapters 4 & 5. Locations not in the
table below shall use either Table 301.1, Section 301.3, or the building
official may designate a climate zone consistent with the elevation, HDD &
CDD from the table below for the unlisted location.
|
Table 301.2 New Mexico Climate Zones Based on
Heating and Cooling Degree Days |
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|
City |
County |
Elev. (feet) |
Heating Degree Days (HDD) 65°F |
Cooling Degree Days (CDD) 50°F day |
Climate Zone |
|
Abiquiu Dam |
Rio Arriba |
6380 |
5872 |
|
5B |
|
Angel Fire |
Colfax |
8406 |
9769 |
195 |
7B |
|
Alamogordo |
Otero |
4350 |
3053 |
5309 |
3B |
|
Albuquerque |
Bernalillo |
5312 |
4332 |
4462 |
4B |
|
Artesia |
Eddy |
3380 |
3366 |
5374 |
3B |
|
Aztec Ruins |
San Juan |
5644 |
5757 |
|
5B |
|
Belen |
Valencia |
4800 |
4432 |
5012 |
3B |
|
Bernalillo |
Sandoval |
5052 |
4782 |
4138 |
4B |
|
Bloomfield |
San Juan |
5456 |
5490 |
|
5B |
|
Bosque del Apache |
Socorro |
4520 |
3916 |
5012 |
3B |
|
Carlsbad |
Eddy |
3295 |
2813 |
5997 |
3B |
|
Carrizozo |
Lincoln |
5438 |
4234 |
3631 |
4B |
|
Cedar Crest |
Bernalillo |
6581 |
5703 |
|
5B |
|
Chaco Canyon |
San Juan |
6200 |
6137 |
|
5B |
|
Chama |
Rio Arriba |
7871 |
8254 |
|
6B |
|
Clayton |
Union |
5056 |
5150 |
3170 |
4B |
|
Cloudcroft |
Otero |
8801 |
7205 |
|
6B |
|
Clovis |
Curry |
4268 |
4033 |
4252 |
4B |
|
Corona |
Valencia |
6690 |
5389 |
3631 |
4B |
|
Cuba |
Sandoval |
7035 |
7122 |
|
5B |
|
Deming |
Luna |
4305 |
3347 |
5292 |
3B |
|
Dulce |
Rio Arriba |
6793 |
7979 |
|
6B |
|
Eagle Nest |
Colfax |
8262 |
9254 |
|
7B |
|
Edgewood |
Santa Fe |
6649 |
6146 |
|
5B |
|
Espanola |
Rio Arriba |
5643 |
5641 |
|
5B |
|
Farmington |
San Juan |
5395 |
5747 |
|
5B |
|
Fence Lake |
Cibola |
7055 |
6396 |
|
5B |
|
Fort Sumner |
De Baca |
4032 |
3799 |
4616 |
3B |
|
Gallup |
McKinley |
6465 |
6207 |
|
5B |
|
Glenwood |
Catron |
4725 |
3632 |
4427 |
4B |
|
Grants |
Cibola |
6460 |
6143 |
|
5B |
|
Hatch |
Dona Ana |
4052 |
3270 |
5904 |
3B |
|
Hobbs |
Lea |
3622 |
2954 |
5181 |
3B |
|
Jemez Springs |
Sandoval |
6198 |
5260 |
2059 |
4B |
|
Las Cruces |
Dona Ana |
4000 |
3223 |
5904 |
3B |
|
Las Vegas |
San Miguel |
6424 |
5738 |
|
5B |
|
Lordsburg |
Hidalgo |
4250 |
3213 |
5210 |
3B |
|
Los Alamos |
Los Alamos |
7320 |
6381 |
|
5B |
|
Los Lunas |
Valencia |
4856 |
4725 |
4462 |
4B |
|
Magdalena |
Socorro |
6572 |
5074 |
2093 |
4B |
|
Mescalero |
Otero |
6611 |
5540 |
|
5B |
|
Moriarty |
Torrance |
6220 |
4735 |
3786 |
4B |
|
Mosquero |
Harding |
5485 |
5209 |
3631 |
4B |
|
Mountainair |
Torrance |
6520 |
5558 |
|
5B |
|
Organ |
Dona Ana |
5245 |
3215 |
4919 |
3B |
|
Placitas |
Sandoval |
5955 |
4917 |
3701 |
4B |
|
Portales |
Roosevelt |
4006 |
3845 |
4347 |
4B |
|
Raton |
Colfax |
6680 |
6001 |
|
5B |
|
Red River |
Taos |
8671 |
8742 |
179 |
7B |
|
Reserve |
Catron |
5847 |
5483 |
|
5B |
|
Rio Rancho |
Sandoval |
5282 |
4880 |
3949 |
4B |
|
Roswell |
Chaves |
3573 |
3565 |
5505 |
3B |
|
Ruidoso |
Lincoln |
6920 |
6309 |
|
5B |
|
Sandia Crest |
Bernalillo |
10680 |
10034 |
|
7B |
|
Sandia Park |
Bernalillo |
7077 |
7510 |
|
6B |
|
Santa Fe |
Santa Fe |
7260 |
6001 |
|
5B |
|
Santa Rosa |
Guadalupe |
4620 |
3749 |
4714 |
3B |
|
Shiprock |
San Juan |
4892 |
5475 |
|
5B |
|
Silver City |
Grant |
5895 |
4438 |
3975 |
4B |
|
Socorro |
Socorro |
4603 |
3984 |
5147 |
3B |
|
Springer |
Colfax |
5797 |
5653 |
|
5B |
|
Taos |
Taos |
6967 |
6827 |
|
5B |
|
Taos Ski Valley |
Taos |
9321 |
9769 |
|
7B |
|
Tatum |
Lea |
3999 |
3680 |
4721 |
3B |
|
Thoreau |
McKinley |
7200 |
5789 |
|
5B |
|
Tierra Amarilla |
Rio Arriba |
7425 |
7901 |
|
6B |
|
Tijeras |
Bernalillo |
6322 |
6338 |
|
5B |
|
Tohatchi |
McKinley |
6447 |
5418 |
|
5B |
|
Truth or Consequences |
Sierra |
4245 |
3394 |
5103 |
3B |
|
Tucumcari |
Quay |
4096 |
3767 |
4429 |
4B |
|
Tularosa |
Otero |
4508 |
3056 |
5130 |
3B |
|
Zuni |
McKinley |
6293 |
5742 |
|
5B |
[14.7.6.11
NMAC - Rp, 14.7.6.11 NMAC, 8-1-11; A, 1-1-12]
14.7.6.12 CHAPTER
4 - RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY. See this Chapter of
the IECC except for the following:
A. 401.2 Compliance. Delete the text of this section and replace
with the following: projects shall
comply with sections 401, 402.4, 403.1, 403.2.2, 403.2 through 403.9, and 404.1
(referred to as the mandatory provisions), and one of the following:
(1) sections
402.1 through 402.3, 402.5, and 403.2.1 (prescriptive); or
(2) specific computer
software, worksheets, compliance manuals and other similar materials that meet
the intent of this code, such as ResCheck, RemRate, and worksheet trade-off sheets from the New Mexico
energy conservation code residential applications manual; or
(3) performance
path to compliance;
(a) section 405,
simulated performance alternative or;
(b) a home energy rating system (HERS) index
of 83 or less in climate zone 3, or a HERS index of 89 or less in climate zones
4-7, confirmed in writing by a ResNet-certified
energy rater. Compliance may be
demonstrated by use of the ResNet sampling protocols
(see chapter 6 of the national standard for home energy ratings).
(4) above
code programs see IECC section 102.1.1.
B. 402.4.3 Fireplaces. See this section of the IECC and add the
following exception: one wood burning masonry fireplace
without a gas log igniter per residence is allowed without gasketed
doors providing:
(1) the residence being
constructed exceeds compliance of this code by 20 percent or better with
compliance demonstrated by either section 401.2(2) or (3) with a HERS index of
70, and
(2) the
fireplaces have outdoor combustion air supplied directly to the fireboxes.
[14.7.6.12
NMAC - Rp, 14.7.6.12 NMAC, 8-1-11; A, 1-1-12]