Self-climbing crane towering over a building in downtown Seattle with a load being lifted.
The Seattle City Council approved a bill updating the city’s construction and building energy codes in an effort to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency.
Council Bill 119993 was passed with unanimous 9-0 vote Monday afternoon and will require all new commercial and large multifamily buildings taller than three stories to “improve the building insulation, space heating, water heating, lighting, and renewable energy,” according to the bill summary.
“This legislation comes soon after the most recent greenhouse gas inventory shows that our city’s emissions have been increasing, including an 8.3% increase in building emissions between 2016
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