Improving Compliance with the Energy Code

The Decoder is a quarterly newsletter produced by IMT and BCAP that delivers targeted, technical information on energy code enforcement and compliance to building officials, plans examiners, and inspectors. Our goal is to improve energy code compliance through a well-informed enforcement community. Topic areas include explanations and technical opinions on energy code provisions, sharing of best practices, new and helpful resources, and current issues related to enforcement and compliance. Each edition will also include highlights from the Energy Code Ambassador’s Program (ECAP) created by BCAP and the International Code Council (ICC).

Selected Articles

• Northern Nevada Welcomes a New Compliance Path September 28, 2016
• The Energy Rating Index: What does the future hold? March 17, 2016
• Do Energy Codes Work? December 15, 2015
• What to expect in the 2015 IECC Commercial Provisions, Part II December 14, 2015
• Florida’s New Train-The-Trainer Program Launches May 12, 2015
• New Homes Must Meet 2009 IECC to Qualify For Federal Mortgage Insurance May 12, 2015
• What’s New in the 2015 IECC Commercial Provisions? May 12, 2015
• Energy Codes Preserve Homeowner Health And Comfort May 12, 2015
• 2015 National Energy Codes Conference Recap April 17, 2015
• Highlights of the 2015 IECC Residential Code Changes January 28, 2015
• Less Than 100 Days To Comment On EPA’s Clean Power Plan July 31, 2014
• The Growth Of DET Verifier Programs July 31, 2014
• The Energy Code Ambassador Program: A Network Of Peer-To-Peer Support April 16, 2014