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2009 Testimony

Public Hearings were held in Renton (September 29, 2009) and Spokane (October 5, 2009).  In addition to those who addressed the Council at the hearings, some documents were submitted by mail, and others by e-mail.  Documents received by the Council by the close of business on October 5, 2009 may be viewed by clicking on the links below.

NOTE: This list is a work in progress, and is being updated frequently by SBCC staff.  Additional documents will be posted daily.  Please check back frequently.

WASHINGTON STATE ENERGY CODE:                                                 

Energy Folder (NRG)                                                                            file name

Rep Rolfes/ Sen Kilmer                                                       5854 sponsors
Rep. Haler                                                                             Letter re: 5854

Chuck Day                                                                             Adair Cost Comments
Chuck Day                                                                             Adair Cost Flyers
Dennis Becker                                                                       Bricklayers Letter
Julie Nichols/BIAW                                                             Letter and WSEC Overview
Don Brubeck                                                                         Brubeck AIA comments
Mary Claire Frazier                                                             Minority Report Proposal 09-64
Mary Claire Frazier                                                             Minority Report LPA Recommendations
Mary Claire Frazier                                                             Minority Report WSEC Trends
Mary Claire Frazier                                                             Minority Report WSEC - IECC Comparison
Mary Claire Frazier                                                            Candela Lighting
Chuck Murray                                                                      C
ode Analysis Final
David Cohan NEEA                                                              Cohan Testimony (9/24/09)
David Cohan NEEA                                                              Cohan Letter (10/2/09)
Tom Craig, City of Spokane                                               Craig Letter
Jack Day, Bill Watson                                                        Day Watson comment
Northwest Power Planning Council                                Sixth NW Power Plan (draft)
Diane Glenn                                                                         Glenn comments
Patrick Hayes                                                                      Hayes rebuttal testimony
Patrick Hayes                                                                      Hayes testimony 063 and 025
Graphic                                                                                Integral insulated block
Michael Kennedy                                                                Kennedy comments
Kevin Krebs                                                                          Masonry Industry Promotion Group
Michael Lane                                                                       Lane comments
Jason Lear                                                                            Lear comments
Mayor Greg Nickels                                                           Mayor Nickels comments
Master Builders Association                                           MBA Energy Costs
Mutual Materials                                                               Mutual Materials
National Electrical Manufacturers Assn.                      NEMA Comments Log 139
National Electrical Manufacturers Assn.                      NEMA comments CFLs
NEMA                                                                                     NEMA on incandescent
Daniel Salinas                                                                     Nelson Electric, Inc.
Joe Andre                                                                              Comments Log 62
Joe Andre                                                                              Comments Log 139
Nat'l Trust for Historic Preservation                              NTHP PGL energy comments
Northwest Concrete Masonry Assn.                                NCMA comments log 031
Northwest Concrete Masonry Assn.                                NCMA written testimony

Northwest Energy Coalition                                              NWEC comments/letter

Northwest Energy Coalition                                              NWEC comments/letter
Doug Kennedy                                                                      Pathway Design and Construction
Puget Sound Energy/Snohomish PUD                              PSE/SnoPUD Letter
Seattle-John Hogan                                                              Seattle Hogan comments
Sierra Club                                                                            Sierra Club comments
Sunshine Construction                                                       Sunshine comments
Alex Ramel                                                                            Sustainable Connections Letter
Tacoma Public Utilities                                                      Tacoma Power letter
Tonia Sorrell-Neal                                                               WSCMC comments
Jim Degnan                                                                            Degnan ch 12 comments

Jeffrey Miller                                                                         International Assn. of Lighting Designers

Bruce Corigliano                                                                  White Block Co. Inc., letter



 

RESIDENTIAL CODE: Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

Stephan Vogel, Fire Chief                                                   Clallam County Fire
David Cochran                                                                     Cochran Comments
Gary Faucett                                                                         Faucett Lake Stevens FD
Fire Service Letters                                                              Fire service: 15 individual letters
Greg Rogers                                                                           Fire Sprinkler Coalition: Report
Joe Frank                                                                                Frank Comments
Office of the General Secretariat                                      Geneva Association Fire stats
Dan Gladwill, Bldg Official                                                Gladwill comments
Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition                                           Green Sprinklers
Jim Miller                                                                               Mandatory Fire Sprinklers
Sam Vilhauer                                                                         Mandatory Fire Sprinklers 2
Jerry Martens, Water Purveyor                                          Martens comments
Norm Haynes                                                                         No to SFD Fire Sprinkler Mandate  
Kevin Kartak                                                                          Opposition to mandatory fire sprinklers
Lynne Eshleman                                                                    Pacific Ridge Homes
Paul Chase, Spokane Valley Fire Dept.                             Paul Chase SVFD Hearing Testimony
Gary Beavan, Puterbaugh Construction                          
Please vote no on RFSS
Mark Gray                                                                              Quadrant fire sprinkler testimony
Mark Gray                                                                              Quadrant additional comments
Larry Ravel, Kent FD                                                              RFSS Impact on Fire Service
Roger Roosendaal Construction                                        Roosendaal comments
Kim Schroeder                                                                       Schroeder testimony: Smoke Alarms are Not Enough
Peter Bergford                                                                       Scott Homes 
Steven Senger                                                                         Senger Construction
Ron Soss, Banner Bank                                                        Soss Banner comments
Christopher Ingham, Fire Commissioner                         South King Fire
Ron Biesold, Deputy Chief, Fire Marshall                        South King Fire and Rescue 
Spear Construction                                                              Spear Construction Comments
Traci Harvey, PE                                                                    Spokane Fire Marshal comments
unknown                                                                                 Sprinkler saves
Scott Kramer                                                                          State Farm Position
Michael Matlick                                                                   State Fire Marshall
Lori Triplett, Triple T Roofing                                             Stifling Building
Mike Foss, Foss Construction                                            Vote no on sprinklers
John Kounts                                                                           WPUDA 
Zak Parpia, Himalaya Homes                                            Zak comments
Building Industry Assn. of WA                                           Handouts 
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.                              Fire Experience Research Documents 
 
Paul O'Connor                                                                      Cost Methods
Joe Walsh, Central WA Home Builders Assn.                 Comments
Ray Bizal, NFPA                                                                     Letter  9/29/09  
Rep. Angel et. al.                                                                   Letter 6/10/09
Rep. Simpson, et. al.                                                            Letter  6/25/09                
Sprinkler Coalition                                                              Handouts                     
Maria Figueroa, Fire Prevention Field Office                 Sprinkler Commentary
Adair Housing                                                                       Sprinkler Costs  
David Bruell, WA Surveying and Rating Bureau            Comments 
   
David Bruell, WSRB                                                             Re: FEMA support levels 

 

TESTIMONY: General                                                                                  

Allowable Stress Design IBC 2107.1                                2006 IBC Structural Q&A
Existing Building Code                                                        2009 IEBC Errata
All codes                                                                                2009 Seattle DPD comments
Neil Hampson, M.D.                                                             Testimony on CO Poisoning 9/29/09
Neil Hampson, M.D.                                                             Letter re: CO Poisoning  10/2/09       
Plumbing Code                                                                     Bellevue Plumbing Code Testimony
Energy and Sprinklers                                                         BIAW Postcards
Allowable Stress Design                                                     Brazil comments Allowable stress design
Chapter 46 IFC                                                                      Breiner comments chapter 46 existing buildings
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                  CO alarms DOH
IRC and Energy code                                                            Chuck Day additional comments
Escalator safety                                                                    Escalator A17
Journal of Public Health   CO Alarm                                 Gulati APHJ 2009
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                  Hampson Testimony CO Alarm
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                  Hampson CO comments
Escalator Safety                                                                   Intermittent Escalator Study 72006 final
Chapter 46 IFC                                                                      Kinsman comments chapter 46
2009 IMC Environmental Air                                             Kranz comments Environmental air
Carbon Monoxide alarms                                                  Macdonald CO rule revision
Carbon Monoxide alarms                                                  Macdonald letter SBCC CO alarms
Allowable Stress Design                                                     Masonry Designers Guide 5th edition
All codes                                                                                MBA Letter + attachments
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                  Poison Center CO letter
Permit Approval  I-2 IBC 105                                             Reibman letter 
Allowable Stress Design                                                     Reinforced Concrete masonry application guide
UPC Waterless Urinals                                                       Seattle comments UPC urinal amendment
Allowable stress design                                                     SEAW Memo
Allowable Stress design                                                     SEAW Position
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                  Senator Kohl Welles
Smoke barriers  IBC 407 & 712                                         Smoke Safety Council
All codes                                                                                Spokane Homebuilders
Energy and existing building code                                   Traxler comments
Allowable stress design                                                     Trial designs ASD
All codes                                                                               WABO TC comment letter
IBC chapter 21 strength design                                        White Block Co IBC
Carbon Monoxide Alarms                                                 WMFHA comments
Sprinklers and energy                                                        WRA letter
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