2016 SWS Maintenance Update
The Standard Work Specifications are maintained through the submission of comments by industry experts throughout the year. Comments can be submitted at anytime through the SWS Online Tool The below section contains a summary of comments that were received, reviewed, and adjudicated in 2015/2016.
SWS Maintenance Update
A total of 94 comments, received prior to October 31, 2015, were reviewed and adjudicated by the following committees: Health & Safety Committee, HVAC & Baseload, and Air Sealing & Infiltration. The resulting updates are displayed in the 2016 SWS Redline documents, which also contain all updates made during the 2015 Combustion Safety Maintenance Update. The 2016 SWS Comment Spreadsheet details the specific comments and adjudication responses. The 2016 SWS Redline documents and Comment Spreadsheet can be found via the SWS Maintenance page.
The changes represented in the redline versions and comment spreadsheet will be officially integrated into the SWS Online Tool by October 2017. Redline documents can be used as a reference by users who are looking for the most up-to-date industry standards.
Please note: At this time, Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) grantees are NOT required to revise their field guides in accordance with the redline documents.
What's Next
Users continue to have the ability to submit comments via the SWS Online Tool. The next regularly scheduled SWS comment review will occur on March 19, 2017, held in conjunction with the HPC National Home Performance Conference. This event is open to the public. All new comments must be received by January 20, 2017 in order to be reviewed at this meeting. All comments submitted after this date will be reviewed at a later time.