Boulder, CO Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)

BRC 10-7-1 sets out the purpose behind Boulder's separate energy chapter: conserving scarce energy resources by regulating building construction standards to minimize energy consumption for heating, cooling, lighting, and ventilating structures, while encouraging green building techniques. Section 10-7-2(a) adopts by reference the 2024 City of Boulder Energy Conservation Code published by the International Code Council, giving it the same force as if written directly into the Boulder Revised Code, and folds its administration into Chapter 10-5, the Building Code. The chapter then layers city-specific amendments on top of the base code.

13, 'Electric vehicle (EV) charging for new construction,' as repealed and reenacted by 10-7-2(b), requires new buildings to provide EV charging in accordance with the section and the National Electrical Code, with the number of required EVSE-installed, EV-ready, EV-capable, and EV-capable-light spaces determined by the total count of provided motor vehicle parking spaces; where parking is added or modified without increasing building size, only the new spaces trigger the requirement. 3, with oversized equipment held to the efficiency listed for the largest table capacity and multi-system projects averaged by weighted capacity. The city manager can adopt reasonable interpretive and administrative rules under 10-7-3 to help applicants show compliance.