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 ...

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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 ...

New Hampshire is poised to update its building codes, the laws meant to keep homes and commercial buildings safe and comfortable. But in the bill approaching Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk, the code that ...

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 ...

The Biden administration announced hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding to upgrade energy codes nationwide that conform with strict energy efficiency standards, a move experts said is ...

Everyone has been looking for a better way to save energy — and now it has been found. According to a report in the New York Times, the most effective way to reduce energy use is to require inspection ...

Green building codes have failed to conserve energy use in the nation’s most populated state, according to a new study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. California, currently home ...

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 ...

The lack of oversight and certification requirements for builders related to energy efficient construction techniques has led to buildings that structurally fail, builders told lawmakers last month.

U.S. states are making a concerted effort to boost energy efficiency, with some promoting electric vehicles, efficient products, smart buildings, cold climate heat pumps, and zero-energy building ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Home builders and environmental advocates are both waiting to see what could happen next for Kansas City, Missouri’s building codes after City Council voted to hold an update to the ...