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TAG rejects proposal to insert IECC ERI path into Washington integrated draft
Summary
The Residential Energy Code technical advisory group voted against adding the IECC 2024 Energy Rating Index compliance path to Washington—s integrated draft, citing a lack of demonstrated equivalency to the state—s existing credit-based approach.
The Residential Energy Code technical advisory group for the Washington State Building Code Council voted down a motion to include the IECC 2024 Energy Rating Index (ERI) compliance path in the integrated draft used to accept code-change proposals.
The vote was 6 in favor and 7 opposed. The motion was made by Patrick Hanks, policy and research manager for the Building Industry Association of Washington, and seconded by Jason (surname not specified in the transcript).
The group—s discussion focused on whether ERI would provide an equivalent level of energy performance to Washington—s current prescriptive and credit-table approach. Supporters, including Hanks and builder Damon…
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