BCBOA Agenda and Packet 2023 05 18

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Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda May 18, 2023 Page 13 of 15 Berry asked: Basically, apartments, condos that are being built under the IBC as opposed to the IRC are going to be considered a commercial building. that would mean that the multifamily R-2 would need to meet that performance target of 32. Otherwise the multifamily is a residential building. Berry asked how they will measure performance. Root responded that he did not know how they will measure performance. Berry further read that it's using Energy Star Portfolio manager And adjusted for the percentage of floor area occupied while at least 75% occupied. The building shall operate at or below its energy use target for any recording period of twelve consecutive months that is completed in three years of the date of the C.O. Dino: What we've seen is that between metering and the panels, these have become the most hard to get items in the construction industry. We're regularly seeing years, not months, for lead times. And the more special and stringent it is, the longer it stretches. Geise asked if the board has a city council member that's the board's liaison. Root answered that to his knowledge City Council was not having liaisons since there were so many boards. Geise commented that the board spends so much time and dissecting all this stuff and looking at it and trying to do the right thing for our city and had numerous recommendations on what should be done and city council literally has looked the other way and did whatever they want to do. Geise commented further that if they don't take any recommendations that the board recommends, what is literally the point of this board? Berry recommends that since the monitoring and metering isn't clear how it will be enforced is it responsible of City Council to make it a law. Geise further recommends that the best practice is to let the current code cycle play out first, then look at adoption of that code. Berry summed up what the board would like to achieve with this meeting. Berry would like to work on creating a statement regarding concerns about this ordinance to read during the next City Council meeting. Geise commented that he would like to push this entire ordinance until after the new year. Berry answered that that will not happen because the Mayor will be a County Commissioner by then and she wants to pass it as part of her legacy. That is why it is on the agenda before the end of 2022.