A few weeks back I wrote about how Crested Butte, a mountain town plagued by a housing affordability crisis, was considering becoming the first jurisdiction in Colorado to force electrification on nearly all new commercial and residential construction in an update to its building codes.
Now it appears that the town has formally adopted the most stringent green codes in the state.
“Crested Butte will be the first municipality in Colorado to require that new residential and commercial construction be basically all electric and not utilize natural gas for heating, hot water heating and appliances starting next January. With the unanimous approval by town council on Tuesday, August 2 of the updated 2021 International Building Code that included some “above code” standards dealing with energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicle readiness and electrification the town lays claim to being the first in the state to pass such a mandate banning most natural gas in new buildings, but the town does not expect to be the last.”
See the full article by Jake Fogleman, August 5, 2022