12-17-2014, 04:08 PM
newbie here.
trying to navigate through the code requirements in Hawaii is more than difficult for a non contractor/architect.
I simply cannot find the requirements for insulation in new home construction on my own. Also, the adoption of 2006 codes dictates double wall construction, yet I notice here some are talking of building single wall (just one of the many, many contradictions in trying to get meaningful information). I have found requirements for r30 in roof and r15 in walls; then if you meet other requirements it is reduced to r15 roof and r10 walls. Then I read somewhere if you don't install any hvac then there is no requirement. Attempting to find a pdf. that entails all the current r3 requirements is impossible to find. Even the Hawaii gov website is insufficient and time consuming.
Does anyone know where I can actually get a printable or pdf. of everything I need to follow for an owner/builder? At this point, I am forced to pay my architect to give me information (That I should be able to find somewhere on my own) so I can simply design my house plans to give to him/her for stamping and permit appliction.
thanx, pat
trying to navigate through the code requirements in Hawaii is more than difficult for a non contractor/architect.
I simply cannot find the requirements for insulation in new home construction on my own. Also, the adoption of 2006 codes dictates double wall construction, yet I notice here some are talking of building single wall (just one of the many, many contradictions in trying to get meaningful information). I have found requirements for r30 in roof and r15 in walls; then if you meet other requirements it is reduced to r15 roof and r10 walls. Then I read somewhere if you don't install any hvac then there is no requirement. Attempting to find a pdf. that entails all the current r3 requirements is impossible to find. Even the Hawaii gov website is insufficient and time consuming.
Does anyone know where I can actually get a printable or pdf. of everything I need to follow for an owner/builder? At this point, I am forced to pay my architect to give me information (That I should be able to find somewhere on my own) so I can simply design my house plans to give to him/her for stamping and permit appliction.
thanx, pat