SPS 364.0309 Temperature control. SPS 364.0312 Heating and cooling load calculations. SPS 364.0313 Other requirements. SPS 364.0401 Ventilation. SPS 364.0402 Natural ventilation. SPS 364.0403 Mechanical ventilation. SPS 364.0404 Enclosed parking garages. SPS 364.0502 Required systems. SPS 364.0505 Domestic kitchen exhaust equipment. SPS 364.0506 Commercial kitchen grease ducts and exhaust equipment. SPS 364.0507 Commercial kitchen hoods. SPS 364.0513 Smoke control systems. SPS 364.0514 Energy recovery ventilation systems. SPS 364.0606 Smoke detection system control. SPS 364.0607 Ducts and air-transfer openings. SPS 364.0701 Combustible air. SPS 364.0801 Chimneys and vents. SPS 364.0918 Forced-air warm-air furnaces. SPS 364.1001 Boilers, water heaters and pressure vessels. SPS 364.1101 Refrigeration. SPS 364.1500 Referenced standards. SPS 364.0001(1)(1) This chapter shall regulate the design, installation, maintenance, alteration and inspection of mechanical systems that provide control of environmental conditions and related processes within buildings. This chapter shall also regulate those mechanical systems, system components, equipment and appliances specifically addressed herein. The use of fuel gas distribution piping and equipment, fuel gas-fired appliances and fuel gas-fired appliance venting systems shall be regulated by ch. SPS 365. SPS 364.0001(2)(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may not adopt or enforce minimum ventilation standards for indoor drive-through self-service storage facilities described in Table 364.0403 that are more restrictive than the standards under this chapter applicable to warehouses. SPS 364.0001(3)(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may not adopt or enforce minimum ventilation standards for a building in which a boat that is not a motorized vehicle under s. SPS 364.0202 (1) (f) is or may be stored that are more restrictive than the standards under this chapter that would otherwise apply. SPS 364.0100SPS 364.0100 Changes, additions or omission to the International Mechanical Code (IMC). Changes, additions or omissions to the IMC are specified in this subchapter and are rules of the department and are not requirements of the IMC. SPS 364.0100 NoteNote: The sections in this subchapter are generally numbered to correspond with the section numbering in the IMC; e.g., s. SPS 364.0102 corresponds to IMC section 102.
SPS 364.0101SPS 364.0101 Administration. Except for IMC section 102.8, the requirements in IMC chapter 1 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 364.0101 HistoryHistory: CR 16-094: cr. Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18. SPS 364.0202(1)(1) Additions. These are department definitions in addition to the definitions for this chapter in IMC section 202: SPS 364.0202(1)(b)(b) “Enclosed parking garage” means an enclosed building where motorized vehicles are stored or parked. SPS 364.0202(1)(d)(d) “Health care facility” means a hospital, nursing home, outpatient surgical facility, or community-based residential facility. SPS 364.0202(1)(e)(e) “Living area” means those areas within a dwelling unit involving living rooms, bedrooms, dens, family rooms, and recreation rooms, but not rooms used for cooking, bathing, washing, and sanitation purposes. SPS 364.0202(1)(f)(f) “Motorized vehicle” means a self-propelled motor-driven vehicle that is used for moving people or products on land, water, or air. “Motorized vehicle” does not include a boat that is dry stored and not operated in the building in which it is stored. SPS 364.0202 NoteNote: “Motorized vehicle” in this definition is intended to apply to motorized equipment transporting people and goods for pleasure, construction or commerce, rather than equipment dedicated to warehousing and yard operations, such as forklifts; or for grounds and facility maintenance, such as lawnmowers; or for amusement facilities, such as go-carts.
SPS 364.0202(2)(2) Substitutions. Substitute the following meanings for the corresponding definitions in IMC section 202: “Approved” has the meaning given in s. SPS 362.0202 (2). SPS 364.0202 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139: r. (2) (b), renum. (2) (c) to be (2) (b) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; correction in (2) (b) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register April 2003 No. 568; CR 06-120: am. (1) (intro.), r. (1) (a), (b) and (2) (b), r. and recr. (1) (d), renum. (2) (a) to be (2) Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register February 2008 No. 626; corrections in (1) (c) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6., Stats; CR 10-103: am. (1) (d) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; corrections in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., 7., Stats., Register August 2011 No. 668; correction in (2) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: cr. (1) (b), renum. (1) (c) to (1) (am), am. (1) (d), cr. (1) (e), (f) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18. SPS 364.0300(1)(1) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in IMC chapter 3: In addition to the requirements in chs. SPS 361 to 366, the heating and ventilation systems for health care facilities only shall conform to the applicable provisions of FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities 2014, except as provided in sub. (2). SPS 364.0300 NoteNote: The Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities are not intended for use in the design or construction of HVAC systems for other types of institutional health care facilities including community-based residential facilities (CBRFs) or residential care apartment complexes (RCACs).
SPS 364.0300(2)(a)(a) The requirements in parts 1 and 5 of FGI guidelines are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 364.0300(2)(b)(b) This is a department rule in addition to the requirements in part 6 of the FGI guidelines: Addenda a, b, d, e and f for ASHRAE 170 are included as part of this chapter, except as provided in sub. 2. SPS 364.0300(2)(c)(c) Substitute the following definition for the corresponding definition listed in ASHRAE 170 section 3: “Alteration”, has the meaning as given in IEBC section 202. SPS 364.0300 NoteNote: IEBC section 202 defines “alteration” as “any construction or renovation to an existing structure other than a repair or addition. Alterations are classified as Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3”.
SPS 364.0300 HistoryHistory: CR 06-120: cr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: renum. to (1), cr. (2) Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; CR 16-094: am. (1) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18. SPS 364.0301(1)(1) Scope. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IMC section 301.1: This chapter shall govern the approval and installation of all equipment and appliances that comprise parts of the building mechanical systems regulated by chs. SPS 361 to 366 in accordance with subch. I. SPS 364.0301(2)(2) Energy utilization. This is a department informational note to be used under IMC section 301.7. SPS 364.0301 NoteNote: See ch. SPS 363 for additional requirements. SPS 364.0301(3)(3) Listed and labeled. Substitute the following wording for the requirements in IMC section 301.7: SPS 364.0301(3)(a)(a) General. All appliances regulated by this chapter shall be listed and labeled as specified in this chapter, unless approved by the department in accordance with par. (b) or the product approval criteria in s. SPS 361.50. SPS 364.0301(3)(b)(b) Unlisted appliances. The department may approve an installation of an unlisted appliance after receipt of all of the following: SPS 364.0301(3)(b)1.1. A statement from the appliance manufacturer indicating the national standard with which the appliance complies. SPS 364.0301(3)(b)2.2. The results of a test on the output and safety controls in accordance with the national standard used by the manufacturer. SPS 364.0301 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-139: r. and recr. (2) (a) and (b) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 04-016: renum. (1) to (4) to be (2) to (5) and am. (3) (a), cr. (1) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 1-1-05; CR 06-120: am. (3) (b), r. (4) and (5) Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; CR 10-103: am. (3) (b) 2. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11; correction in (3) (a) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: am. (1) to (3) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18. SPS 364.0304SPS 364.0304 Installation. This is a department informational note to be used under IMC section 304.2: SPS 364.0304 NoteNote: See s. SPS 361.03 (3) for clarification on the application of different requirements and where the most restrictive requirements apply. SPS 364.0304 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02. SPS 364.0307SPS 364.0307 Auxiliary and secondary drain systems. The requirements in IMC section 307.2.3 are not included as part of this chapter. SPS 364.0307 HistoryHistory: CR 10-103: cr. Register August 2011 No. 668, eff. 9-1-11. SPS 364.0309SPS 364.0309 Temperature control. These are department exceptions to the requirements in IMC section 309.1: SPS 364.0309(1)(1) Alternate minimums. For those interior spaces intended for human occupancy listed in Table 364.0309, the heating system shall be capable of maintaining an indoor temperature of not less than that shown in the table at 3 feet above the floor. Table 364.0309
Alternate Minimum Indoor Temperature
NMR = No minimum requirement
a. For indoor temperature requirements in health care facilities, use FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals and Outpatient Facilities, 2014.
SPS 364.0309(2)(2) Seasonal occupancies. The heating requirements but not the ventilation requirements may be waived during the period of May 1 through October 15 for the following or similar occupancies: drive-in eating places, club houses, outdoor toilets, camp lodge buildings, canning factories and migrant labor camps. SPS 364.0309(3)(3) Spot heating. Spot heating may be used to heat individual workstations in industrial buildings in lieu of heating the entire space specified in IMC section 309, provided the design temperature at the fixed workstation is at least 60° F. SPS 364.0309 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02; CR 01-135: am. (1) Register June 2002 No. 558, eff. 7-1-02; CR 06-120: r. and recr. Register February 2008 No. 626, eff. 3-1-08; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register December 2011 No. 672; CR 16-094: am. (1), Table 364.0309, cr. (3) Register April 2018 No. 748, eff. 5-1-18. SPS 364.0312SPS 364.0312 Heating and cooling load calculations. This is a department informational note to be used under IMC section 312: SPS 364.0312 NoteNote: For design parameters in the IECC refer to ch. SPS 363 or IECC section C403. SPS 364.0312 HistoryHistory: CR 00-179: cr. Register December 2001 No. 552, eff. 7-1-02. SPS 364.0313SPS 364.0313 Other requirements. These are department rules in addition to the requirements in IMC chapter 3:
