SECTION 5. DEFINITIONS

The following definitions apply for purposes of this notice:

.01 Building envelope components are basement walls, exterior walls, floor, roof, and any other building element that encloses conditioned space, including any boundary between conditioned space and unconditioned space;

.02 A climate zone is a geographical area within which all locations have similar long-term climate conditions as defined in Chapter 3 of the 2004 IECC Supplement;

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to justify its use in calculating energy consumption for purposes of providing a certification under sections 3 and 4 of this notice and remove the software from the published list. The Service may undertake an examination on its own initiative or in response to a public request supported by appropriate analysis of the software program’s deficiencies.

.05 Effect of Removal from Published List. A software program may not be used to calculate energy consumption for purposes of providing a certification that satisfies the requirements of § 45L after the date on which the software is removed from the published list. The removal will not affect the validity of any certification provided with respect to a dwelling unit on or before the date on which the software is removed from the published list.

.06 Public Availability of Information. RESNET may make available for public review any information provided to it under section 6.01 of this notice.