Breckenridge Town Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance bringing the town back into the training period of the Zero Energy Ready Homes provision of the Summit Sustainable Building Code. Community Development Director Mark Truckey said.
Photo by Elaine Collins was implemented by Summit County and most towns, progress has been made toward bringing more new buildings into compliance.
The code aims to maximize energy efficiency, air quality and water conservation in an effort to work toward goals outlined in the Summit Community Climate Action Plan, which include reducing emissions 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050.
Scott Hoffman, Summit County’s chief building official, said the county is just starting to see the first projects under the new code near completion. The code was implemented July 1, 2020, and while the county initially had a six-month training period for compliance, Hoffman said the grace period was extended to 18 months.
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The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Our county commissioners intend we meet the challenge of the Department of Energy’s Zero Energy Ready Home building codes. It’s a part of the county’s commitment to reduce greenhouse gases.
For the record, county government is working toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and 80% by 2050, according to the Summit Community Climate Action Plan
, which was adopted April 2019.
This is a good thing. How we get there is another thing.
I talked with a retired builder, a local electrician, a resident building a new home and several local officials. Bottom line: Nobody likes being told what to do. And none of the locals want to see their names in this column.
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