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No Indoor Combustion Fireplace

No combustion fireplaces present indoors. Electric fireplaces permitted.

Spec

No combustion fireplaces present indoors. Electric fireplaces permitted.

Applies uniformly from Platinum upward.

Scope

Any indoor combustion-based fireplace (wood, gas, pellet, ethanol).

Requirements

  1. 01.

    No combustion fireplace permitted indoors at Platinum tier.

  2. 02.

    Electric fireplaces (decorative or heating) are permitted and recommended as a substitute.

  3. 03.

    Outdoor combustion fireplaces / fire pits are not subject to this requirement.

Documentation

Evidence the inspector / Institute will need.

  1. 01.

    Confirmation statement (signed by Owner/Project Team) that no combustion fireplace exists indoors.

  2. 02.

    If an existing combustion fireplace was decommissioned: photos showing the unit removed or permanently sealed.

Guidance

Why the Platinum ban

Even sealed/vented combustion fireplaces (a) create combustion-safety risk, (b) require makeup air that defeats some of the envelope tightening, and (c) emit PM2.5 outdoors that affects the neighborhood. Electric fireplaces eliminate all three concerns while providing equivalent ambience.