The NYC Department of Buildings is expected to begin NYCECC enforcement on March 30, so operators should evaluate how ...

The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code ...

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

You're ready to improve your home. Maybe you've already picked out new windows or planned that HVAC upgrade. Seems simple enough, right? Here's the thing though. What looks good on paper can quickly ...

A change is in progress statewide that will lower operating costs and save energy for new buildings in our area. Building codes generally set a minimum standard of safety and durability in new ...

ICC used its new—and controversial—consensus standard process to develop the 2024 IECC, rather than having U.S. building officials vote on the final draft. Sustainability advocates are censuring the ...

Builders have had to wrestle with ever-increasing energy code requirements for almost two decades. Even though the national model energy code, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), has ...

Aiming to advance energy-efficient building codes, the U.S. Dept. of Energy has awarded $90 million in grants to state agencies, nonprofits and and other organizations around the country to provide ...

The Longmont Sustainability Advisory Board of Commissioners has thrown its support behind a regional approach to updating the city’s energy codes. At a remote meeting held Wednesday evening, the board ...

514 NOW IN FORECASTING OUR FUTURE. OUR STATE IS GETTING MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO HELP PUT STRONGER AND MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDING CODES IN PLACE. THE US SECRETARY OF ENERGY CAME TO THE STATE TODAY ...

National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...