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Broomfield to adopt state low‑energy, low‑carbon code with 2024 code package; council gives unanimous support
Summary
City staff recommended adopting Colorado’s forthcoming low‑energy and low‑carbon code as part of the 2024 code package and delaying additional local amendments until after ACES review; Council gave unanimous consent to proceed.
City staff recommended and the City Council gave unanimous consent on Tuesday to adopt the Colorado Low Energy and Carbon Code as part of Broomfield’s 2024 code package, aligning local rules with the state’s forthcoming updates to the International Energy Conservation Code.
Tim Pate, Broomfield’s chief building official, told the council the city has completed earlier phases of an energy roadmap — adoption of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code in March 2023 and local electric‑ready and solar‑ready requirements effective Jan. 1, 2024 — and is now in phase 3 of the roadmap. “Phase 3 is the following options,” Pate said, reviewing timing alternatives to adopt the 2024 IECC baseline and the state’s low‑energy and low‑carbon code. The Colorado Energy Code Board has been developing the state code using the 2024 IECC as a baseline and…
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