The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code includes better controls for lighting and daylighting, and new HVAC technology. The proposed new code will increase the mandatory installation of ...

An international organization that develops model codes and standards for new construction is quietly preparing an energy conservation code that opponents argue is a backdoor climate initiative and ...

An international group that develops building codes adopted by a wide swath of U.S. cities and counties abruptly pared back a plan to force new homes to be more climate-friendly. The International ...

Lake City, Colo., Sept. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Codes are becoming increasingly more complex as alternative compliance paths are developed, higher performance products are introduced into the ...

Lake City, Colo., Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At 2 pm ET on January 15, Green Builder Media will offer its latest webinar with Daran Wastchak, President of Learning Edge LLC. The class will ...

Illinois' new energy conservation code is mostly based on the 2021 IECC, which the U.S. Dept. of Energy has found can yield an average 9.38% site energy savings on average. Illinois implemented a ...

Garfield County recently adopted a building code that requires a blower door test to be performed on all new homes to check air-sealing and ventilation, a county news release states. Called the 2018 ...