OAR 918-460-0500: Energy Provisions of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code

(1) The energy provisions of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code are adopted pursuant to OAR chapter 918, division 8, and shall be known as the Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code. (2) Effective January 1, 2025, the Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code shall consist of ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2022 with additional Oregon amendments as published by the Building Codes Division and available on the Division’s website, and shall be known as the 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code. (3) For the purposes of implementing a phase-in period for the 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code, also known as Chapter 13 of the 2022 Oregon Structural Specialty Code, the 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code is adopted for the period beginning January 1, 2025 and ending July 1, 2025. (4) During the phase-in period established in section (3) of this rule, use of the 2021 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code or the 2025 Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code are permitted to be used as Chapter 13 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code. (5) Code requirements in effect at the time a plan review or permit application is filed controls the construction under the application unless the applicant agrees to be controlled by subsequent changes. (6) All references and code provisions adopted in this rule, in OAR chapter 918, or in any specialty code adopted thereunder to the Oregon Energy Efficiency Specialty Code mean the energy provisions of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code referenced in Chapter 13 of the Oregon Structural Specialty Code. [Publication: Publications referenced are available from the agency.]