BCBOA Agenda and Packet 2023 05 18

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Building Code Board of Appeals Agenda May 18, 2023 Page 8 of 15 Discussion Items Discussion of 2021 IECC commercial code, first reading. Berry explained the reason requested this meeting is we wanted to have a statement, kind of a party line from the board that we can read at a council meeting that we can all agree on. Individuals can give their own opinions at the council meeting, if they wish, but the Board wanted to create a unified statement regarding the adoption of the 2021 IECC Commercial code. Berry referenced the printed copy of the proposal for the 2021 IECC Commercial Energy Code atoption that will be presented to City Council. Root confirmed that this should be the final copy that will be presented, possible minor changes, but nothing major. He also confirmed that this copy was not complete until 2:OOpm the day before today's BCBOA meeting. Berry commented that the Council has not asked the building code to be part of any of their work sessions in discussing any of this. Nor have they involved the building department in any of these discussions. So we feel like it's important to if they're not going to seek our council, we should prepare a statement to give council advice on this matter. I'm not a city code expert, but we've already adopted the 2021 IECC correct with With appendix RC and RV for residential Root confirmed what has already been adopted regarding residential energy code, with some portions as drafted by the BCBOA. He further explained that the City of Louisville has the prescriptive IECC code with the ability to use HERS for residential and then the basic prescriptive for commercial that's still in place at this time. Root explained that City Council would like to adopt a more stringent commercial portaion of the IECC energy code. Berry asked for clarification that what is being proposed is to adopt Appendix CC of the 2021 IECC code and that it is similar to the residential "Appendix RC", just with relevance to only Commercial properties. Root explained that City Council originally wanted to adopt Appendix CC at the same time, but the compromise was to have a provision that everything is all electric, but if gas appliances were to be used, they would have to be high - efficiency because of Federal pre-emption laws. CC is the direction they wanted to go but we developed three options for Council in relation to what the cohort with other cities such as Erie and Broomfield were trying to adopt. Root explained that this version is more inline with what the City of Boulder is doing.