Utility, council staff present credit-exception language to ease small-multifamily rebuilds
Greg Johnson (Avista) and staff shared two draft options that would relax C406/R406 credit worksheet requirements or offer targeted exceptions so six-unit-and-under buildings could use residential pathways; committee agreed to include the suggested options in the governor report for consideration.
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Greg Johnson, representing Avista, briefed the committee on two draft language options to reduce energy-code paperwork for small multifamily projects. He noted that under the 2024 code, buildings of six units or fewer in some cases can opt into the residential energy code, so a delay or waiver could unintentionally reduce affordability for those units. "One thing to note is, apartment complexes ... in the draft 2024 code, 6 units and less can be, opt for the residential energy code," Greg said, urging the committee to consider commercial-versus-residential distinctions when proposing waivers.
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