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The commission voted 14-2 to recommend adopting the 2024 International Family of Codes, but keep Columbia on the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code for now. Members also withdrew a motion that would have dropped the 2024 code’s renewable energy requirement, section C405.15, after discussion about utility timing and enforcement challenges.
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The biggest outcome was a split recommendation on building rules: the commission backed most of the 2024 code family but said Columbia should stay with the 2018 energy code for now. Members said the newer energy rules could be hard to enforce, could take 2 to 3 years for utility-related pieces to be ready, and could raise costs for commercial construction and housing. Public commenters said the changes could make it harder to build or afford new homes and businesses in Columbia.
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