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CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2021-107: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES ALLOWING BUILDING PERMIT FEES CHARGED PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-105(1)(D) OF THE NORMAN CITY CODE TO BE ADJUSTED AND SATISFIED AS AN INCENTIVE FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES ACHIEVING CERTAIN HOME ENERGY RATING SYSTEM (HERS)/ ENERGY RATING INDEX (ERI) SCORES, AND COMPLETION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN R-1718-117 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2022.
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HISTORY OF THE HERS/ERI PROGRAM: On November 16, 2017, January 25 and March 29, 2018, staff presented to City Council Community Planning and Transportation Committee (CPTC), information regarding incentive programs for incentivizing ecologically friendly ("green") building practices to gather feedback on potential incentive areas for future program development and Committee consideration. The City Council identified incentivizing optional "green building codes" as a secondary short-term goal (1-2 years) during the August 2017 Council Retreat.
From discussion at meetings and subsequent Committee direction, staff met with local builders and stakeholders to discuss potential incentives, specifically in the area of green residential construction. The Committee also recommended that areas for green building incentives could more specifically begin by focusing on areas of homes utilizing Home Energy Rating System (HERS)/Energy Rating Index (ERI) for energy efficiency.
At the March 29th CPTC meeting, staff presented information related to HERS/ERI rating processes and suggested a pilot program for an incentive program for HERS/ERI-rated new single-family home construction. HERS/ERI scores can be lowered through efficient architectural design, optimal home orientation, reduced air leakage and intrusion, installation of high-energy efficiency appliances and heating, ventilating and cooling equipment, and other methods. The CPTC recommended moving ...
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