Building Energy Codes Roundtable
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 --
8:30am-5:30pm
The
American Institute of Architects, 1735
New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
20006
Roundtable located in the Large Board
Room
This
roundtable is invitation only.
Buildings account for 40% of all U.S.
energy consumption and more than 70% of
electricity used in the United States.
From the national economic perspective,
more energy-efficient buildings through
the states’ adoption and implementation
of residential and commercial building
energy codes will demonstrably reduce
U.S. energy consumption and help
stabilize energy costs to businesses and
manufacturers, defer the need for new
power plant construction, reduce
environmental pollution, save money for
consumers by lowering their energy
bills, and by reducing energy demand,
improve national energy security.
Recent energy efficiency advances in the
ICC approval of the 2012 IECC offer
tremendous opportunities for states to
move building efficiency forward.
However, significant barriers to
identifying resources for code adoption,
compliance and implementation remain.
Moreover, efforts are underway to turn
back recent advances and/or slow
progress in a number of states, even as
many policy makers recognize the cost
savings that strong building energy
codes provide consumers.
Finding appropriate responses for states
and integrating the actions of a range
of other stakeholders to keep forward
momentum is a critical, near-term need.
In addition, given the limited resources
anticipated from federal and state
appropriations, new sustainable
strategies and actionable priorities
must be established and roles clearly
identified and coordinated to fully
leverage existing and maximize future
funding and expertise.
Building on the past experiences and
recent work of various code advocacy
organizations, there is a need to bring
together a strategic group of key
stakeholders at the national, regional,
state, and local level for a Building
Energy Codes Roundtable to consider
these time sensitive issues.
Additional Information
If you need assistance on making
hotel arrangements, please contact
Shemika Spencer (sspencer@naseo.org).
NASEO is able to provide limited travel
support to state and local officials
(one person per state) on a first come,
first served basis. If you are a
state or local official who may need
travel assistance, please contact Garth
Otto (gotto@naseo.org)
for more details.
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