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Patrick Siegman
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Here’s one: San Francisco‘s water reuse ordinance, a local building code amendment that was strengthened in 2021, as described in the post below.

Patrick Siegman@siegman.biz

Why do elected officials adopt costly local building code amendments that are stricter than the state code? Sometimes, they do it at the urging of UA Local 38, the Plumbers & Pipefitters union, because "will open up employment opportunities to fulfill the new requirements..."

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Patrick Siegman
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What do you think of the state’s cost/benefit analyses, which conclude that the additional capital cost of complying with California’s Energy Code is more than offset by the reduction in operating costs? I haven’t reviewed them, but perhaps you have? www.energy.ca.gov/news/2024-09...

energy.ca.govEnergy Commission Adopts Updated Building Standards Expanding Requirements for Heat Pumps and Electric-Ready BuildingsSACRAMENTO – The California Energy Commission (CEC) today adopted the 2025 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (Energy Code) for newly constructed, renovated buildings, and certain other existing bui...