Solar Ready Required for New Construction Homes in Tucson
July 10, 2009
News about Tucson new homes having to be solar ready from my friend and architect Jake Boen over on his In Place Architecture blog.
Tucson to Require New Homes to be Solar Ready
Back in 2008, the City of Tucson voted to require all new homes to be solar ready for electric and hot water, as an effort to promote solar energy and reduce greenhouse gases.
The City of Tucson announced the requirements to comply with the new solar rules a few days ago. In a nutshell, the site plan has to show the best space available for photo voltaic equipment, show the best roof space available for solar panels, and show the electric panel with a 240v circuit breaker space labeled "reserved for photo voltaic."
I get a lot of inquires about installing a solar energy system on existing homes from my clients, it will be interesting to see how many people building new homes will actually install those solar systems. And what that will do to the cost of construction.
Click through the links above to find out more. There may be tax and utility incentives as well…
photo via Flickr, courtesy of jeremylevinedesign
Impact Fees on New Construction Homes in Tucson
April 16, 2009
Interesting article about impact fees in the Tucson area this week on local Tucson architect’s blog, In Place Architecture.
Impact fees are what local municipalities charge in order to help offset the additional public services costs of new development. For example, anytime you build a new house and connect it to the City of Tucson’s sewer, then that costs money to the city down the line, both for the infrastructure to carry waste to a facility, and then again at the waste-water facility to handle the additional load.
SAHBA released a report about those impact fees in the various governments around Tucson, saying they have an average of $25,534 for a typical 2000 sq ft new construction home at a median price of $237,470.
More information on impact fees in Tucson on the city’s site, with a calculator to help estimate those fees. An interesting place to explore if you’re trying to budget the cost of new development in Tucson.
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