WSR 24-11-063
PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
BUILDING CODE COUNCIL
[Filed May 13, 2024, 5:25 p.m.]
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 51-11C-40314, 2021 Washington State Energy Code, Commercial Provisions, Use of electric resistance and fossil fuel-fired HVAC heating equipment.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The building code council was petitioned to amend Items 5 and 7 of Section C403.1.4 in the 2021 Washington State Energy Code, Commercial Provisions, to consider the inclusion of other than electric resistance heaters as supplemental heating for air-to-air heat pumps and ground source heat pumps.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.
Process for Developing New Rule: Stakeholder and subject matter expert technical advisory group.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Krista Braaksma, P.O. Box 41449, Olympia, WA 98504-1449, phone 360-407-9278, email sbcc@des.wa.gov, website sbcc.wa.gov.
May 10, 2024
Daimon Doyle
Council Chair