The NSPIRE standards include a number of new design requirements. These items will not be scored for the first year of NSPIRE (expiring 10/1/2024). Repairs will be required if cited on an inspection, so the delay in scoring should not be perceived as a delay in the need to comply with the new requirements.

  1. All fire-labeled door defects
  2. All guardrail defects
  3. Electrical – GFCI “An unprotected outlet is present within 6 feet of a water source.”
  4. HVAC – “The inspection date is on or between October 1 and March 31, and the permanently installed heating source is working, and the interior temperature is 64 to 67.9 degrees Fahrenheit.
  5. HVAC – The inspection date is on or between October 1 and March 31, and the permanently installed heating source is not working, or the permanently installed heating source is working, and the interior temperature is below 64 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. HVAC: “The inspection date is on or between April 1 and September 30 and a permanently installed heating source is damaged, inoperable, missing, or not installed.”
  7. Interior Lighting: “At least one (1) permanently installed light fixture is not present in the kitchen and bathroom.”
  8. Minimum Electrical and Lighting: “At least two (2) working outlets are not present within each habitable room OR At least one (1) working outlet and one (1) permanently installed light fixture is not present within each habitable room.”
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Last modified: 3 September 2023

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