Code tag rejects ACI masonry thermal-bridging standard after extended debate
The State Building Code Council's commercial energy code tag voted to disapprove two proposals to accept an American Concrete Institute (ACI) standard for accounting for concrete thermal bridges. Supporters said the standard would give designers options; opponents said it would weaken long-standing energy protections.
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The State Building Code Council’s commercial energy code tag on Feb. 7 voted to disapprove two proposals from masonry industry proponents that would have incorporated an American Concrete Institute (ACI) thermal-bridging standard as an alternative method for calculating envelope performance.
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