Stakeholder Meetings
Technical Stakeholder Meeting
On February 1, 2022, AEGB held a public meeting to 1) inform HVAC contractors, ventilation manufacturers, energy code testers, and the Development Services Department (DSD) of the new code requirement and 2) discuss potential solutions. AEGB presented its initial testing data showing inconsistent passing results. Attendees agreed that contractors face unsafe conditions when testing fresh air inlets located above the first story of a home. The group discussed inline fans as a potential solution to “passing” tests and preventing unsafe conditions. However, inline fans cost more than current systems. Since no attending stakeholders have had to comply with these new testing requirements, they asked if a phased-in approach would be accepted by the City.