Haw. Code R. § tit. 3, Building Code Council, State Building Code, AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 ICC INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (IEBC), 7

Current through November, 2024

Added Insulation

Section 706.2 is amended to read as follows:

"706.2 Addition of replacement of roofing or replacement of equipment

Any existing gravity load-carrying structural element for which an alternation causes an increase in design dead, live or snow load, including snow drift effects, of more than 5 percent shall be replaced or altered as needed to carry the gravity loads required by the State Building Code for new structures.

Exceptions:

1. Buildings of Group R occupancy with not more than five dwelling or sleeping units used solely for residential purposes where the altered building complies with the conventional light-frame construction methods of the State Building Code or the provisions of the State Residential Code.

2. Buildings in which the increased dead load is due entirely to the addition of a second layer of roof covering or addition of insulation, weighing 3 pounds per square foot (0.1437 kN/m3) or less over an existing single layer of roof covering"

Haw. Code R. tit. 3, Building Code Council, State Building Code, AMENDMENTS TO THE 2018 ICC INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (IEBC), 7

[Eff 11/17/2020]