New Year, New Codes

Posted on February 24, 2015July 26, 2016 by Kamaria Greenfield

Energy efficiency rang in the New Year with seven states implementing new and improved building energy codes. The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the latest version of the energy code, is now enforced in Maryland and Vermont; the 2012 IECC is implemented in Idaho, Minnesota, and New York; and the 2009 IECC is used in Arkansas and Louisiana. Here, some key facts about the new state code updates: 2015 IECC Maryland is the first state to enforce the newest and most effici...

Just Released: The Combined 2012 IECC/ASHRAE 90.1-2010

Posted on October 11, 2011July 19, 2016 by Kamaria Greenfield

The International Code Council (ICC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have collaborated to create a publication containing both the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2010 Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings in one volume. This book, containing the most up-to-date and innovative energy-efficiency requirements for both commercial and residential buildings, w...