Makeup Air Requirements – Energy Star – GreenBuildingAdvisor

I am a beginner at this, building our home.

The municipality where we are building a small home (1000 sq ft on 1st floor; 450 sq ft on 2nd floor) required Energy Star (ES) certification for a CO. Our ES consultant says we need makeup air for our electric kitchen stove, but I am reading online (and on Green Builder) that makeup air isn’t required for a range hood over 250cfm, which is what I calculate we need. Please provide some input on this requirement.

Also, if it is required, is there a good range hood that also includes a makeup air vent? Or do we have to install a separate makeup air vent? (The siding is on, the spray foam insulation is in, and I don’t want to make more holes than needed.)

Thank you.

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