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Committee weighs adding universal design to statewide residential building code
Summary
Members of the Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee discussed asking the Division of Fire Safety to review and incorporate universal design standards into an effort to adopt a residential building code, citing potential conflicts among historic preservation, energy, accessibility and flood requirements.
Members of the Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee discussed asking the state Division of Fire Safety to review and, if appropriate, incorporate universal design into work to adopt a statewide residential building code.
The committee said the move would aim to reduce conflicting requirements across energy, accessibility, historic preservation and flood-related standards that, they said, can raise costs or create confusion for builders. Committee members noted the Division of Fire Safety is starting a separate effort to consider a residential code, and that it would be efficient for that group to take up universal design now while it is convening.
Representative Scott Campbell attended the discussion and confirmed he would participate in the Division of Fire…
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