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From: Tyler Dos Santos-Tam <tylerdst@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday,January 21, 2020 2:09 PM
To: Council Testimony
Cc: Mel Silva; Danette Parages
Subject: Testimony in Support of Bill 126
Attachments: Bill 126 - Hawaii County- Council 012120.pdf
Aloha,
Please find attached testimony from Mel Silva of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied
Craftworkers, Local 1, in support of Bill 126 for tomorrow's meeting.
Mahalo,
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Tyler Dos Santos-Tam
Principal, H6kQpa'a Consulting
(808)346-88851 tylerdst@grnail.corn
P.0, Box 1661, Hondulu, Hl 96806
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Allied Craft'workers Local #l. of Hawaii
2251 North School Street,Honolulu,HI 96819
r Phone: (808)841-8822 • Fax: (808)777-3456
January 21, 2020
Hawaii County Council.
The Honorable Aaron Chung, Chair
The Honorable Karen Eoff, Vice Chair
25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,Hawaii 96720
Statement of Local 1 in Support of Bill 1.26
Dear Chair Chung, Vice Chair Eoff,and Members:
The members and signatory contractors of International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts
Local 1 perform work relating to concrete, brick, tile, stone,marble, terrazzo, cement, and
plaster. Some of this work directly relates to Subsection.R402.2.5 of the International Energy
Conservation Code, regulating insulation for buildings and the use of mass walls made of
concrete block, concrete, insulated concrete form, masonry cavity, brick, earth, and solid
timber/logs. This specific subsection of the IECC is addressed in paragraph (35) of Bill 126.
Therefore,we support the current draft language in Paragraph (35) of Bill 126,which
would provide a local amendment to Subsection R402.2.5 of the International Energy
Code. This proposed local amendment will help the code to be best tailored to Hawaii's unique
climate to help consumers and builders alike achieve energy efficiency and cost savings.
As noted in the report which your committee reviewed earlier this month, "in a tropical climate,
the impact of wall insulation is diminished for commercial buildings with more importance
placed on roof insulation and window solar heat gain coefficient."Put in lay terms, the additional
wall insulation originally required by the IECC may not be appropriate for an environment like
Hawaii. County, and so the exception will help to adapt the IECC to better fit our tropical
climate.
Similarly,the report further noted that the proposed language exempting concrete, CMU, and
similar mass walls which are 6 inches or greater in thickness "will reduce the footprint of the
structure when using mass wall, which will reduce construction costs."This is important in a
place like Hawaii County where high housing costs burden local families and high construction
costs impact local business' bottom lines.
We also support the current draft language in regard to Table R402.1.2 in Paragraph (32)
of the bill.
In closing, we thank you in advance for your favorable consideration of the language proposed in
Paragraphs (32) and (35) of Bill 126, and for your continued support of the hardworking men
and women in Hawaii's construction trades.