Meanwhile, other building code updates will require new homes to include plans for solar photovoltaic equipment, including installation of conduit and reserve panel capacity for future PV installation. Conversely, affordable housing units offered for rent do not need to provide any electric vehicle chargers. Likewise, newly constructed parking for commercial buildings that adds 12 or more new stalls must have electric vehicle chargers for at least 25% of those stalls.Īmong them, affordable housing units offered for sale need only provide 20% of electric vehicle chargers to the total number of stalls. Under the bill, any newly constructed parking lots for residential multi-use buildings that add eight or more new parking stalls must have electric vehicle chargers ready for at least 25% of those stalls. In addition, the bill lays the groundwork for solar and electric vehicle readiness in new construction.įor electric vehicles, the bill requires that all newly created parking stalls for newly constructed residential multi-unit and commercial buildings must feature electric vehicle chargers.

To promote green building practices, the Council voted unanimously to pass Bill 4 - co-introduced by Chair Tommy Waters and Council member Matt Weyer earlier this year - which amends the city’s Building Energy Conservation Code to match 2020 updates in the adopted Hawaii State Energy Code.īill 4, as approved Wednesday, is intended to lower energy costs, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the energy resilience of new construction as a result of climate change. The Honolulu City Council has adopted two separate but related pieces of legislation focused on boosting energy efficiency in new construction dwellings and reusing old construction materials to reduce the stream of solid waste on Oahu.

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