What is the Dallas Green Construction Code?
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Short answer
Chapter 54 of the Dallas Development Code — the Dallas Green Construction Code — sets sustainable-construction requirements above baseline building code: stormwater management, construction-waste diversion, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), water-use efficiency, and energy performance. Residential remodels above a threshold cost trigger scope-specific compliance. Commercial and large-residential additions trigger the full framework. Baily maps your scope against Chapter 54 at consultation.
In detail
Chapter 54 of the Dallas Development Code — the Dallas Green Construction Code — sets sustainable-construction requirements above baseline building code: stormwater management, construction-waste diversion, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), water-use efficiency, and energy performance. Residential remodels above a threshold cost trigger scope-specific compliance. Commercial and large-residential additions trigger the full framework. Baily maps your scope against Chapter 54 at consultation.
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