Building Energy Codes and Beyond:
Paving the Way for Greater Efficiency Gains

Energy codes are one of the most cost-effective ways to achieve significant gains in building efficiency.  At the International Codes Council’s Final Action Hearings held in October 2010, state and local government participation helped usher in a new model energy code that increases energy efficiency by 30% over the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).  Based on calculations by the Alliance to Save Energy, if all states adopted the 2012 IECC and achieved full compliance by 2013, the U.S. would save more than 3.5 quadrillion Btu of annual source energy by 2030 and  $40 billion in annual energy cost savings.

Looking ahead into the future, NASEO is committed to working with State Energy Offices to provide and direct them with the tools and resources they need to adopt new model energy codes and improve compliance and enforcement.  NASEO has held a number of codes webinars and workshops in the past for its members and will continue to expand its efforts and support to State Energy Offices in this area.  Please join us for our regular NASEO Buildings Committee calls to stay up to date on these activities.

Resources for State Energy Offices

• NASEO & BCAP Intro to State Benefits to Building Energy Codes & Compliance
• NASEO on State Compliance Requirements & Resources for ARRA Building Energy Code Provisions
• Building Codes Assistance Project OCEAN: Visit OCEAN for resources and assistance on code advocacy, adoption and implementation.
• Energy Efficient Codes Coalition: Visit the EECC site for more about the code development process and to learn more about the “30% Solution 2012.”
• Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA): Visit the RECA site to learn more about the IECC and access State Code Guides.
• Building Energy Codes Program (BECP)
  This web page on energy codes provides all the necessary and relevant resources within the Building Energy Codes Program (BECP), as well as information on linking to BECP’s main home page. Topics within include information on status of codes, generating code compliance samples, and residential prescriptive requirements among others.
  • Download the Building Energy Codes Resource Guide for Policy Makers
  • Download the Resource Guide on Energy Codes for Commercial Buildings for Architects
  • View the 2011 BECP Annual Report online

Building Energy Code Events

• Webinar: A Best Practice in Energy Code Compliance by 2017: The Energy Codes Collaborative
  April 17, 2012
• NASEO Codes Compliance Webinar
  June 14, 2011
• Building Energy Codes Roundtable
  May 17, 2011

For More Information

For further information about this activity, contact:
Diana Lin, dlin@naseo.org   703.299.8800 x24