BOMA and its allies were successful in keeping unnecessary and extremely costly mandates on new and existing buildings out of the ICC codes. Victories included the defeat of:
• Retro-commissioning for energy and mechanical systems in existing buildings every five years
• Solar-ready provisions, including dedicated roof space, for all buildings
• Increased insulation levels for wall, floor, roof and windows
• Whole building air barrier testing
• Auto shut-off controls on 50 percent of electrical receptacles
• Inspection of existing building energy code compliance triggered by any permit application
• Renewal of building certificates of occupancy every five years
• Retroactive sprinkler system installation for all business occupancies over three stories and all existing hotels and motels
• Mold inspection and remediation of all existing buildings
• Radon abatement system installation triggered by renovation permits
BOMA also secured approval of proposals to keep prohibitively costly firefighter air breathing replenishment systems and building energy/mechanical system commissioning out of the body of the ICC codes.
