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MVPE committee recommends ERI base tables without renewables for Council review

Washington State Building Code Council MVPE Committee · April 22, 2026
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Summary

The committee recommended the Council move forward with base ERI targets for Climate Zones 4C and 5B and exclude separate renewable-counting tables, after stakeholders discussed trade-offs about thermal envelope allowances for homes using on-site renewables.

The MVPE committee recommended the Building Code Council forward the base Energy Rating Index (ERI) tables for Climate Zones 4C and 5B and not include separate renewable-counting tables.

Krista Braaksma summarized staff language showing the base ERI requirements only. Tom Handy moved that the committee not include the renewables tables and instead forward the two base ERI tables; Todd Beyreuther…

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