Committee votes not to advance embodied‑carbon appendix this code cycle after broad debate
After extensive public comment and a long committee discussion on alternative compliance pathways, market impacts and alignment with state workgroups, the BFRW committee voted on June 27 not to advance the proposed embodied-carbon appendix as part of the code this cycle. The committee recorded a 3–2 roll-call vote; proponents asked for continued,
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The Building Code Council BFRW standing committee on June 27 heard more than two hours of public comment and committee debate on a proposed appendix addressing embodied carbon in building materials. After hearing proponents and opponents, the committee voted not to adopt the embodied‑carbon appendix as part of the code this cycle.
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