N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.15.65

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 23, December 10, 2024

Section 8.370.15.65 - HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING

A. Heating, ventilation, air-conditioning, piping, boilers, and furnaces must be installed and maintained to meet all requirements of the New Mexico commercial building code, international building code (IBC), New Mexico plumbing, mechanical and electrical codes, current edition as adopted by the New Mexico construction industries division and local building codes, as applied by the authority having jurisdiction.

(1) The heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system must be able to maintain interior temperatures in all rooms used by residents, staff or visitors with interior temperatures between 65 degrees Fahrenheit and 78 degrees Fahrenheit year-round.

(2) The use of non-vented heaters, open flame heaters or portable heaters is prohibited.

(3) An ample supply of outside air must be provided in all spaces where fuel fired boilers, furnaces, or heaters are located to assure proper combustion.

(4) All fuel fired boilers, furnaces, or heaters must be connected to an approved venting system to take the products of combustion directly to the outside air.

(5) All gas-fired heating equipment must be provided with a one hundred percent automatic cutoff control valve in event of pilot failure.

B. A boarding home must be adequately ventilated at all times to provide fresh air and the control of unpleasant odors.

(1) All restrooms, bathroom, and laundry rooms shall be provided with exhaust fans vented to the exterior.

(2) Kitchen hoods must be vented to the exterior.

C. All building code requirements must be met regarding emergency egress for an outside window or door. A window unit air conditioner or fan shall not be installed in the required emergency egress window.

D. Fireplaces and wood burning stoves must be properly vented, have exterior combustion air, and be securely screened or have tempered glass doors. Fireplaces or wood burning stoves are not allowed in resident rooms.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.370.15.65

Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, June 25, 2024, eff. 7/1/2024