How Does the First Federal BPS Measure Up?
The new Federal BPS could greatly impact electrification of the nation’s building stock. Amy Boyce digs into the policy’s aims and where it can go further.
Amy Boyce
Associate Director, Codes and Technical Strategy
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Public Comments Critical for the Residential Energy Code
Make your voice heard! Provide feedback on the proposed 2024 IECC by December 16, 2022 at midnight PST. Everyone is affected by and benefits from an updated residential energy code.
The Intersection of Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards: Summer Study
This paper explores how new construction energy codes in several sample jurisdictions compare to existing or proposed building performance standard thresholds.
How Energy Codes Affect You
This graphic shows how a space built to a more efficient energy code increases comfort and results in lower energy bills for your home and business.
Code Adoption Toolkit
The Code Adoption Toolkit provides information to support adoption of energy efficienct building codes.
Effective Building Policies Need to Align Codes and BPS
Amy Boyce explains why codes matter to effective building performance policy for existing buildings.
ICC Eliminates Governmental Voting in Model Energy Code
An overview of the International Codes Council’s decision to end governmental voting on the model energy code.
Resilient Electrification: Writing Rules for a Flexible, Renewable and Equitable Grid
Electrification and clean energy require smart, strategic changes in how we regulate buildings.
Energy Code Faces Uncertain Future
The International Code Council will soon release the highly efficient 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, but its democratic process is under threat.
Elevating the Energy Code, Part II: Where We Need to Go
The history of modern building codes has largely been reactionary. With climate change upon us, we need to build codes for the future.