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Broomfield backs staff plan to adopt state low‑energy and carbon code as part of 2024 package
Summary
City staff recommended waiting for the state low‑energy and carbon code to be finalized and to adopt it concurrently with Broomfield’s 2024 code package; council gave unanimous consent to move forward and asked staff and the advisory committee on environmental sustainability to review potential strengthening amendments.
City and County of Broomfield staff asked council tonight to endorse a timing plan for the community’s energy code update that incorporates the forthcoming Colorado low‑energy and carbon code, and council members gave unanimous consent to move forward with staff’s recommendation.
Tim Pate, the city’s chief building official, told council the city completed phases 1 and 2 of its energy-code roadmap (adopting the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code in 2023 and electric‑ready/solar‑ready requirements effective Jan. 1, 2024). He said the Colorado Energy Office delayed final publication of the 2024 IECC baseline and the state low‑energy and carbon code until Sept. 1, 2025 and that staff recommends adopting the state…
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