What defines a building performance standard (BPS)?
Learn how BPS complements traditional building energy code approaches, but works quite differently.
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Cost Effectiveness of the Residential Provisions of the 2021 IECC
Following U.S. Department of Energy cost effectiveness certification of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) commissioned the Home Innovation Research Labs (HIRL) to conduct an independent cost analysis of the 2021 IECC. The report, 2021 IECC Residential Cost-Effectiveness Analysis 3 (HIRL report), was published in June 2021, and … Continued
2024 IECC Process
This resource provides an overview of the 2024 IECC development process.
2024 IECC – Significant Potential Efficiency Rollbacks
This resource provides a priority list of proposals that should be disapproved as unacceptable rollbacks by the IECC-Residential and Commercial Consensus Committees and relevant subcommittees.
2024 IECC – EECC Recommendations on Key Proposals
This document provides a brief outline of select proposals on the efficiency of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), along with the Energy Efficient Codes Coalition’s (EECC) initial recommendations.
Recommendations on Select 2024 Residential First PC Draft Comments
Summaries and recommendations on residential comments.
Why Consider Developing a High-Performance Building Resource Hub?
Learn about the value of building resource Hubs and what it takes to start one.
Working with a Community Accountability Board to Co-Design Equitable Building Performance Standards
When implementing a building performance standard (BPS), jurisdictions must prioritize community collaboration and ownership. A Community Accountability Board (CAB) works with policymakers and administrators to review a BPS’ impact on frontline and fenceline communities. These are communities that experience the most immediate and worst impacts of climate change and are most often communities of color, … Continued
Short Building Performance Standard Model Law
This resource establishes goals and an equitable process for crafting building performance standard rules to support energy-efficient, affordable, healthy buildings.
Building Performance Standard Module: Housing Affordability
Building performance policies can play a big role in carbon reduction, but to be equitable, they must also address housing affordability.