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South Carolina DOE Status of State Energy Codes
Residential |
Commercial |
Statewide Residential Code:
 State Specific Code |
Statewide Commercial Code:
2006 IECC |
| State Amendments:
Yes |
State Amendments:
No |
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Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction:
Mandatory |
Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction:
Mandatory |
| Can use REScheck to show compliance:
Yes |
Can use COMcheck to show compliance:
Yes |
| Notes on the State's Residential Code:
A residential building is considered in compliance with the Building Envelope Requirements of the Energy Code if: (1) it is built in compliance with prescriptive standards issued by the South Carolina Residential Builders Commission, in consultation with the State Energy Office, based on computer models of the Energy Code including, but not limited to, options developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, or other nationally recognized laboratories which use the standards developed by Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, for South Carolina's climatic zones, or (2) if double pane or single pane with storm windows are used for window glass and in the case of ceilings, exterior walls, floors with crawl space, and heating and air conditioning duct work, the determination of the minimum thermal resistance ratings (R-value) is: (a) R-30 for ceilings, except for ceiling/roof combinations, which must be at least R-19; (b) R-13 for exterior walls; (c) R-19 for floors with crawl space; (d) R-6, or the installed equivalent, for heating and air conditioning duct work not located in conditioned space. |
Notes on the State's Commercial Code:
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| Approximate Stringency:
Complex Stringency - Less stringent than the 1992 MEC. |
Approximate Stringency:
As stringent as the 2006 IECC |
| Current Status Comments:
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State Website(s):
South Carolina State Energy Office: http://www.energy.sc.gov.
Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance: http://www.seealliance.org
Primary Technical Contact:
Gary Wiggins
South Carolina Building Codes Council
110 Centerview Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
PH: (803) 896-4688
FX: (803) 896-4814
Email: WIGGINSG@LLR.SC.GOV
State Agency/Office Head:
Gary Wiggins, Administrator
South Carolina Building Codes Council
PH: (803) 896-4688
Other Contact(s):
Jean Paul Gouffray,
Program Information Coordinator I
South Carolina State Energy Office
(803) 737-8038
Email: jpgouffray@gs.sc.gov
Additional State Information (certification, adoption, compliance, enforcement, history, grants)