After receiving multiple requests, the Department of Commerce has extended the comment period for the new draft Evergreen Sustainable Building Standard (ESDS). As
we reported last month, ESDS is a green
building performance standard required of all affordable housing projects
receiving capital funds from the state Housing Trust Fund program.
The new deadline for comment is 11:59 pm on February 12. Additionally, the public hearing has been rescheduled to February 11, 2021.
A learning session is also scheduled to provide a greater level of technical assistance for the proposed ESDS version. The session will be hosted by the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle and will take place online on January 14. Please click
here to be taken to the event registration page.
More information on the ESDS can be found on Commerce’s
webpage.