Hawaii
In July 2015, the Hawaii State Building Code Council unanimously approved the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with amendments. The code sets energy efficiency requirements for both residential and commercial buildings. Read more about this code here.
Maryland
On January 1, 2015, the State of Maryland adopted the 2015 IECC with local adoption and enforcement required by July 1, 2015. It was the first state to adopt the most recent model energy code.
New Jersey
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Ashrae 90 1 2013
DOE Issues Final Determination On The 2015 IECC
The Department of Energy has announced findings on energy savings from adopting and complying with the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Compared with residential buildings meeting the 2012 IECC, the 2015 edition achieves national source energy savings of approximately 0.87 percent, site energy savings of approximately 0.98 percent, and energy cost savings of 0.73 percent of residential building energy consumption. With the final determination established, each state is now req...
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New Year, New Codes
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 efficient ve...
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What Have We Done Lately?
BCAP asked the National Energy Codes Collaborative:What have we done in 2014?
Approval for DOE National Energy Codes Conference in Nashville, TN
Determinations
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2013 (final)
2015 IECC (preliminary)
HUD 2009 (preliminary
Compliance Initiatives
Circuit Rider in Florida, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Utility programs in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Rhode Island
Collaboratives in Minnesota, Oklahoma
Baseline studies in Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio
C...
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