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SUMMIT SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CODE TECHNICAL PANEL:

Next Meeting: Thursday, February 12th, 3pm to 5pm, location TBD

Next Interpreation Request Due Date: January 13, 2008

Interpretation Request Guidelines

 

Green Building Resources:

US Green Building Council

Colorado Chapter of USGBC

Energy & Environmental Building Association

Built Green Colorado

Following are documents for VERSION 1.1 of the Summit Sustainable Building Code, as well as a section on the history of the development of this local code. (CLICK ON them to open)

Ordinance

RESOURCE GUIDE

Appendix 1 - Summit County's Heating Climate

Appendix 2 - Efficient Building Advisory Group

Appendix 3 - CHECKLIST (**Please note: this checklist is a tool to make point calculations easier for the user; it is not mandatory for compliance and may not be appropriate for all users; every effort has been has been made to ensure the accuracy of the checklist and point calculations within, but no guarantees are made by the authors of the checklist or the High Country Conservation Center)

Appendix 4 - Source List (coming soon)

Appendix 5 - Insulation Fact Sheet

Appendix 6 - Payback Periods

Appendix 7 - Sample Deconstruction Plan

Appendix 8 - Points/Compliance Summary

Appendix 9 - Renewable Energy Rebates

Appendix 10 - Sample Interpretation Request

Some documents relating the development of this code are provided below, including correspondance with the Summit County Builders Association.

Summit County Efficient Building Report

Flow Chart (Appendix C)

Report Summary

Summit County Builders Association Letter

Summit County Builders Association List

Efficient Building Advisory Group Response Letter

Efficient Building Advisory Group Response List

Minutes from 11.13.08 Technical Panel

Edits to Resource Guide December 2008

 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS


ask a master mountain composter & backyard composting 101 - july 11th!

Bring your composting questions to the masters! Visit the HC3 backyard and talk to the experts about troubleshooting your bin, grab educational materials, and browse composting supplies. FREE to the public, from 12 pm to 2 pm. Followed by a Backyard Composting workshop from 2pm to 4pm. Workshops is $10 and pre-registration is much appreciated. Click here to find out more or email Jen to sign-up!

Come visit us at the dillon farmer's market every friday!

 

 

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