ORS Email Update
Single Family and Multifamily Rating Update
Austin Energy Green Building regularly updates its ratings to encourage excellence and innovation in design. Changes in green building technologies and techniques, as well as revisions to codes and the City of Austin goals, influence the rating updates.
Public engagement for the 2023 version of the Single Family and Multifamily Ratings opened on February 20 and ended on June 6. The final ratings and supporting documents are now posted. We appreciate your feedback throughout the process. To check out the new ratings please visit SpeakUp Austin for Single Family and Multifamily.
2023 Single Family and Multifamily Ratings effective on 10/1/2023.
Commercial Rating Update
The AEGB Commercial team has released a revision to the 2022 Commercial Rating Guidebook to correct typos and provide references to rating tools.
The 2022 Primary Workbook can be downloaded from the Help tab of the ORS or from the reference documents of the BR1. Goal Setting measure. The AEGB Site Selection Map can be used through ArcGIS Online, linked in the reference documents of the ST1. Intentional Site Selection measure.
Additionally, we would like to invite any of our interested stakeholders to provide ongoing feedback to the 2022 Commercial Rating through our revised Speak Up Austin page.
Austin Water Utility Seeking Feedback
Austin Water is currently seeking community input for water reuse requirements to take effect on December 1, 2023. The feedback period is open until July 15th on Public Input here: Mandatory Water Reuse Ordinances. This ordinance makes it a requirement for new commercial, multi-family, and mixed-use site development permits with at least 250,000 square feet of gross floor area to incorporate onsite water reuse systems or reclaimed water systems.
Energy Code Education Opportunities
The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) and Texas Energy Systems Laboratory are providing multiple trainings in the Austin area over the coming months. Topics range from covering general updates to the Residential and Commercial IECC to sessions devoted to specific topics such as System Commissioning in the 2021 IECC. Space is limited for each session. Register and find more information at this link: SECO Energy Code Training