There’s nothing like a fresh new year to get me excited for goal setting and making progress. I’m not talking about starting an exercise regime or a whole foods diet, I’m talking about energy codes. Can a bench press help save carbon emissions from buildings? No, but energy codes can. Can legumes reduce energy utility … Continued
We need strong efficiency and electrification proponents in the IECC development process! Make your comments on the draft Scope and Intent by August 19, 2024.
At what point do buildings exit the realm of energy codes and enter the realm of BPS? Marshall and Louise detail why we need alignment between the two to effectively decarbonize buildings.
IMT celebrates the decision by HUD and USDA to update their minimum energy efficiency standards for new homes.
This resource explains how to play a role in advocating for adoption of the strongest, most efficient energy codes.
Learn how BPS complements traditional building energy code approaches, but works quite differently.
Cherylyn Kelley gives an overview of the state of U.S. energy codes: federal funding, the 2024 IECC, and legislative updates.
This report examines the homeowner energy cost impacts of reinstating equipment trade-offs, as proposed by the National Association of Homebuilders for the 2015 IECC.
This white paper addresses two issues that opponents to improved energy codes typically raise.
This report provides a comparison overview of life-cycle cost, simple payback, and mortgage cash-flow in assessing energy code cost-effectiveness.