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Rockville staff introduces expanded Green Building Code proposals including EV requirements and NGBS verification
Summary
City staff introduced amendments to the Green Building Code to allow off-site renewables, increase EV-charging requirements, and require National Green Building Standard (NGBS) third-party verification for applicable one- and two-family and small multifamily projects; the council voted to introduce the ordinance and asked staff for additional equity and cost data.
City staff introduced proposed amendments to Chapter 5 of the Rockville City Code to revise the Green Building Code and related implementation steps and asked the council to introduce the ordinance for further public outreach and return for adoption early next year.
Staff said the changes would relocate scoping and definitions into the adopted model codes, allow use of…
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