Washington HB2346 establishes a performance-based compliance pathway for middle housing buildings to reduce regulatory friction and improve.

Washington HB2346 addresses the shortage of middle housing by creating a performance-based compliance pathway for buildings with one to 24 dwelling units. This approach allows for coordinated compliance using whole-building or system-level metrics, aiming to reduce regulatory friction and improve permitting predictability. The bill mandates the state building code council to adopt a mandatory appendix to the international building code, establishing criteria for housing systems and plan certifications issued by independent, nationally recognized third-party evaluation or certification.

Washington HB2346 establishes a performance-based compliance pathway for middle housing buildings to reduce regulatory friction and improve.

Washington HB2346 addresses the shortage of middle housing by creating a performance-based compliance pathway for buildings with one to 24 dwelling units. This approach allows for coordinated compliance using whole-building or system-level metrics, aiming to reduce regulatory friction and improve permitting predictability. The bill mandates the state building code council to adopt a mandatory appendix to the international building code, establishing criteria for housing systems and plan certifications issued by independent, nationally recognized third-party evaluation or certification.