New Requirements for Building Contractors in W-ville
If you are a building contractor working in Wilsonville, heads up. There are some new requirements in place, according the City.
The 2008 edition of the Oregon Residential Specialty Code [ORSC] contains new code language that requires contractors to provide written documentation of compliance with two new regulations. The new requirements are related to moisture control in wood construction, and high efficiency interior lighting systems, as follows;
ORSC Section R318.2. Moisture Control. Prior to the installation of interior finishes, the building official shall be notified in writing by the general contractor that all moisture-sensitive wood framing members used in construction have a moisture content of not more than 19 percent of the weight of dry wood framing members.
ORSC Section N1107.2. High-efficiency interior lighting systems. A minimum of fifty (50) percent o the permanently installed lighting fixtures shall be installed with compact or linear fluorescent, or a lighting source that has a minimum efficacy of 40 lumens per input watt. Screw-in compact fluorescent lamps comply with this requirement.
The building official shall be notified in writing at the final inspection that a minimum of fifty percent of the permanently installed lighting fixtures are compact or linear fluorescent, or a minimum efficacy of 40 lumens per input watt.
The new requirements apply to all projects reviewed under the 2008 ORSC. Please contact Martin Brown, Building Official at 503-682-4960 if you have questions.
