District of Columbia Administrative Code

704 MEANS OF EGRESS Insert new Sections 704.2 and 704.3 to the Existing Building Code to read as follows: 704.2 Use of Exit and Exit Access Enclosures. Exits and exit access corridors shall comply with Section 1018.5 of the Building Code, 12 DCMR A. Exception: Existing exit acces…

705 ACCESSIBILITY Strike Section 705.2 of the International Existing Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 705.2 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 705.2 Alterations affecting an area containing a primary function. Where an alteration af…

801 GENERAL Strike Section 801.1 of the International Existing Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 801.1 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 801.1 Scope. Level 2 alterations as described in Section 504 shall comply with the requirements…

804 FIRE PROTECTION Strike Section 804.3 of the International Existing Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 804.3 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 804.3 Standpipes. Where the work area includes exits or corridors shared by more than o…

805 MEANS OF EGRESS Strike Section 805.3.1.1 of the International Existing Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 805.3.1.1 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 805.3.1.1 Single-exit buildings. Only one exit is required from buildings and s…

902 SPECIAL USE AND OCCUPANCY Strike Section 902.1 of the International Existing Building Code I its entirety and insert new Section 902.1 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 902.1 High-rise buildings. Any building having occupied floors more than 75 fe…

903 BUILDING ELEMENTS AND MATERIALS Insert new Section 903.4 in the Existing Building Code to read as follows: 903.4 Air-borne sound. Walls, partitions and floor/ceiling assemblies separating dwelling units from each other or from public or service areas shall have a sound transm…

904 FIRE PROTECTION Strike Section 904.1.1 of the International Existing Building Code in its entirety and insert new Section 904.1.1 to the Existing Building Code in its place to read as follows: 904.1.1 High-rise buildings. In high-rise buildings, work areas shall be provided w…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A101 GENERAL Strike Section A101.1 of Appendix A in the International Green Constructi…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A102 APPLICABILITY AND CONFORMANCE Strike Section A102.2 of Appendix A in the Internat…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A104 SITE PROJECT ELECTIVES Strike Section A104.1 (including Subsections 104.1.1 throu…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A105 MATERIAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY Strike Section A105.1 in Appendix A…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A106 ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND EARTH ATMOSPHERIC QUALITY Strike Table A106 i…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A107 WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY Strike Table A107 in Appendix A of the…

APPENDIX A PROJECT ELECTIVES Appendix A to the International Green Construction Code is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Code as Appendix A with the following modifications. A108 INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND COMFORT Strike Table A108 in Appendix A of the I…

101 GENERAL Strike Chapter 1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows. 101.1 Scope and intent. Scope and intent of the Green Construction Code shall be governed by Chapter …

1000 EXISTING BUILDINGS Strike Chapter 10 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014). The Dis…

1100 EXISTING BUILDING SITE DEVELOPMENT Strike Chapter 11 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23…

1200 ASME Under the heading “ASME”, in Chapter 12 of the Green Construction Code, insert a new standard reference number ASME/A17.1 2010/CSA B44-10 to read as follows: ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Inc. Three Park Avenue New York, NY 10016-5990 Standard reference…

1201 ASHRAE Under the heading “ASHRAE”, in Chapter 12 of the International Green Construction Code, strike standard reference number 189.1-2011 in its entirety and insert standard reference number 189.1-2011 in its place to read as follows: ASHRAE American Society of Heating, Ref…

1202 ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY PARTNERS Insert a new Referenced Standard to Chapter 12 of the Green Construction Code to read as follows: Enterprise Community Partners Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. 70 Corporate Center 11000 Broken Land Parkway Suite 700 Columbia, MD 21044 Standa…

1203 EPA Under the heading “EPA”, in Chapter 12 of the Green Construction Code, insert the following new Referenced Standards to read as follows: EPA Environmental Protection Agency Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Standard reference number …

1204 ISO Under the heading “ISO”, in Chapter 12 of the International Green Construction Code, strike standard reference number 14044-2006 in its entirety and insert in Chapter 12 of the Green Construction Code under subheading “ISO” a new standard reference number 14044-2006 in i…

1205 USGBC Insert a new Referenced Standard in Chapter 12 of the Green Construction Code to read as follows: USGBC U.S. Green Building Council 2101 L Street, NW, Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20037 Standard reference number Title Referenced in code section number LEED-NC 2009 LEED-C…

202 DEFINITIONS Insert the following new definitions in Section 202 of the Green Building Code to read as follows: DAYLIT AREA. 1. Under skylights. The area under skylights whose horizontal dimension, in each direction, is equal to the skylight dimension in that direction plus ei…

301 GENERAL Strike Chapter 3 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 3 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 301.1 General. The scope of the Green Construction Code, and alternative paths for complying with the…

302 GREEN BUILDING ACT REQUIREMENTS Strike Chapter 3 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 3 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 302.1 Green Building Act of 2006 requirements. An applicant for permits subje…

303 ASHRAE 189.1 ADOPTION Strike Chapter 3 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Chapter 3 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 303.1 Adoption. ASHRAE 189.1 is adopted and incorporated into the Green Construction Co…

401 GENERAL Strike Section 401.2 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 401.2 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 401.2 Predesign site inventory and assessment. An inventory and assessment of the natural res…

402 PRESERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES Strike Section 402 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23,…

403 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Strike Section 403 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014). The …

404 LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AND OUTDOOR FOUNTAINS Strike Section 404 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246…

405 MANAGEMENT OF VEGETATION, SOILS AND EROSION CONTROL Strike Section 405.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 405.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 405.1 Soil and water quality protection. Soil and…

406 BUILDING SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT Strike Section 406.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 406.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 406.1 Building site waste management requirements. Not less than 75 pe…

407 TRANSPORTATION IMPACT Strike Section 407 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 2014). The …

408 HEAT ISLAND MITIGATION Strike Section 408.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 408.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 408.1 General. The heat island effect of building and building site developmen…

409 SITE LIGHTING Strike Section 409.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 409.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 409.1 Light pollution control. Uplight, light trespass, and glare shall be limited for …

503 CONSTRUCTION WASTE MANAGEMENT Strike Section 503.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 503.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 503.1 Construction material and waste management requirements. Not less…

504 WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING Strike Section 504 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 61 DCR 3356 (March 28, 2014 – Part 2); as corrected by Errata Notice published at 61 DCR 5246 (May 23, 20…

505 MATERIAL SELECTION Strike Section 505 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 505 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 505.1 Material selection and properties. Building materials shall conform to Section 5…

507 BUILDING ENVELOPE MOISTURE CONTROL Strike Section 507.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 507.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 507.1 Moisture control preventative measures. Moisture preventativ…

601 GENERAL Strike Section 601.3.1 in the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 601.3.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 601.3.1 Performance-based compliance. Buildings designed on a performance basis shall com…

602 MODELED PERFORMANCE PATHWAY REQUIREMENTS Strike Section 602.1 and Subsection 602.1.1 of the International Green Construction Code in their entirety and insert new Section 602.1 and Subsection 602.1.1 in the Green Construction Code in their place to read as follows: 602.1 Perf…

ENERGY METERING, MONITORING AND REPORTING Strike Section 603.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 603.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 603.1 Scope. The provisions of Section 603 shall only apply to …

604 AUTOMATED DEMAND-RESPONSE (AUTO-DR) INFRASTRUCTURE Strike Section 604.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 604.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 604.1 Establishing an open and interoperable autom…

605 BUILDING ENVELOPE SYSTEMS Strike Section 605.1 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 605.1 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 605.1 Prescriptive compliance. Where buildings are designed using the presc…

606 BUILDING MECHANICAL SYSTEMS Strike Section 606.2 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety without substitution. Strike Section 606.3 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 606.3 in the Green Construction Code in…

607 BUILDING SERVICE WATER HEATING SYSTEMS Strike Section 607.2.2 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 607.2.2 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 607.2.2 Water heater controls for dwelling units. Water he…

608 BUILDING ELECTRICAL POWER AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS Strike Section 608.4 (including Sections 608.4.1 and 608.4.2) of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 608.4 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 608.4 Exterio…

609 SPECIFIC APPLIANCES AND EQUIPMENT Strike Section 609.2 of the International Green Construction Code in its entirety and insert new Section 609.2 in the Green Construction Code in its place to read as follows: 609.2 Permanent appliances and equipment. Appliances and equipment …