Now Supporting City-Specific Energy Codes in Colorado
In the home-rule state of Colorado, many jurisdictions have decided to adopt their own amended versions of energy codes, rather than the generic national IECC versions. Recently, this trend has increased, causing problems for energy raters in Colorado who do not have software to support the amended code versions.Typically these amendments involve changes to the infiltration requirements of the mandatory sections and the reference home for the performance path. In places that have adopted these amended codes, raters are struggling to continue to use existing national IECC reports by creating custom cover letters or mark-ups on the reports. This can be time consuming, and doesn’t allow the builder to capture the full added leniency of the amended code, because the reference home for the performance path does not reflect the amended codes. Therefore, Ekotrope has implemented a solution for raters in Colorado by adding reports for the following Colorado jurisdictions:
Denver (4 ACH50 for MF units)
Cheyenne (4 ACH50 for MF units)
Longmont (5 ACH50)
Westminster (Multiple targets for SF and MF)
Lakewood (Multiple targets for SF and MF)
These amended codes are supported in Ekotrope in both the “Quick Results” code checks, and the report section, with custom compliance reports, labels, and certificates.
