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RE182 - Changes envelope backstop for ERI (w/ on-site renewables) compliance be required, and 20 percent of the total spaces would need to be
to 2018 IECC EV-capable. The proposal also de ned EV-ready and EV-capable. This
Committee: D 9-2 PCH: D Online result: AS proposal, while in the commercial energy code, would also apply to
NAHB: D EE: AS one- and two-family dwellings. It clearly expands the scope of the
IECC to include energy devoted to vehicles. The committee disap-
RE184 - Limits amount of total energy use reduction from onsite renewable to proved it 8-3. Public comment voters disapproved it. NAHB and the
5% in ERI path
International Association of Building O cials wanted it disapproved.
Committee: D 11-0 PCH: D Online result: AS
However, the energy e ciency community’s voting guide sought its
NAHB: D EE: AS
passage, so the online voters adopted it. It will be interesting to see
RE190 - Removes envelope backstop for ERI (w/ on-site renewables) compliance; what ICC decides on this clear scope challenge.
lowers ERI scores to 2015 IECC values
Committee: D 11-0 PCH: D Online result: D To read through the residential committee’s comments and vote totals
NAHB: D EE: D (by proposal), please visit https://bit.ly/2UujKOp or click here. To
RE192 - Lowers ERI scores to 2015 IECC values review the results of all Group B code change proposals, please visit
https://bit.ly/39asb73 or click here. As of press time, the online vote
Committee: D 10-1 PCH: D Online result: AS
totals were not available from ICC.
NAHB: D EE: AS
RE196 - Allows a 15% tradeoff on the envelope backstop for ERI (w/ on-site AUTHOR’S COMMENTARY:
renewables) compliance To the casual observer, the one-sided nature of the 2021 IECC vot-
Committee: D 7-4 PCH: D Online result: D ing result was probably surprising. However, that is taking a way-
NAHB: D EE: D too-shallow look at this very nuanced topic. When considering the
bigger picture, the real shocker in what transpired is how swiftly it
RE204 - Requires homes using the ERI (w/ on-site renewables) compliance path
to prove the renewable energy credits are owned or conveyed to the homeowner happened.
If you, the reader, have been paying even nominal attention to
Committee: D 11-0 PCH: D Online result: AS
various entries in this space over the last 1-2 years, you know there
NAHB: D EE: AS
is a growing movement towards increasing renewable energy port-
RE206 - Introduces “Flex Points” table; requires 5 points for prescriptive path, folios (despite what Ohio does), net-zero energy and net-zero carbon
5% additional efficiency for performance and ERI path
emissions. The time horizons vary, from 2030 to 2040 to 2050. But
Committee: D 8-3 PCH: D Online result: D they’re still on the books, and people are working towards those
NAHB: D EE: AS goals as you read this.
RE207 - Introduces “Flex Points” table; requires 10 points for prescriptive path, This is a movement backed by governors, legislatures, mayors
10% additional efficiency for performance and ERI path and city councils. It’s supported by hard-working professionals on
Committee: D 11-0 PCH: D Online result: D jobsites every day. The directives for a more sustainable built envi-
ronment have already been given in numerous locales. Incremental
NAHB: D EE: AS
1 percent to 2 percent gains every three years isn’t going to accom-
RE208 - Introduces a “Points” framework; requires 3 points or 3% additional plish those policy goals. The 2021 IECC vote was clearly a manifesta-
efficiency for prescriptive and performance path; allows equipment efficiency
tradeoffs tion of those directives.
The real question is: What happens now? Will the 2021 IECC get
Committee: D 7-4 PCH: D Online result: D
adopted, implemented and enforced? Has the voting process been
NAHB: AS EE: D
manipulated in such a way that it sours the overall code development
RE209 - Introduces 5 additional mandatory compliance packages (each equals process? Will ICC be pressured into changing voter quali cations?
5% additional efficiency; user chooses 1) applicable to all compliance paths The result of the vote sent a clear message, but the ripple e•ects are
Committee: D 6-5 PCH: D Online result: AS
just starting to be felt. GB
NAHB: D EE: AS
RE210 - Introduces glide path to zero (by 2042) in the ERI (w/ renewables) Mike Collignon is the executive director and co-founder of the Green
®
compliance path, 40 (by 2033) in the ERI (w/o renewables) compliance path Builder Coalition.
Committee: D 11-0 PCH: D Online result: D
NAHB: D EE: D COURTESY OF
The Green Builder®Coalition

RE223 - Adds Net Zero Energy appendix for jurisdictions to utilize if they so choose
Committee: D 6-5 PCH: AMPC 2 Online result: AMPC 2
The Green Builder®Coalition is a not-for-profit association dedicated

NAHB: D EE: AMPC 2
to amplifying the voice of green builders and professionals, driving
advocacy and education for more sustainable homebuilding
practices. For more information, visit GreenBuilderCoalition.org

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