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Frequently Asked Questions about the International Code Council, ICC's Model Energy Codes (the IECC and the Energy Chapter of the IRC) and ICC's 2012 I-Code Development Process
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FAQ's about the ICC
Frequently Asked Questions about the International Code Council, ICC's Model Energy Codes (the IECC and the Energy Chapter of the IRC) and ICC's 2012 I-Code Development Process
What’s NewEECC Authors “The 30% Solution” 2.0: A Comprehensive “30Plus” Package (EC-25), and 32 Individual Proposals to Make the 2012 IECC 20-25% More Energy Efficient Than the 2009 IECC. Click here to see all proposals EECC submitted to improve the 2009 IECC.This Year, Seven Comprehensive Proposals – Including EECC’s “30Plus” – Claim to Boost the Energy Efficiency of the 2009 IECC by at least 17%.The lengthy and comprehensive ICC process to develop the new 2012 IECC began on June 1, 2009 with over 230 submitted residential and commercial proposals to amend the IECC. EECC – which offered the only comprehensive proposal last cycle – was pleased to see seven comprehensive proposals and scores of individual proposals to boost the energy efficiency of the IECC.ICC Expedites Action to Develop the 2012 IECC.Soon after publishing the 2009 versions of both the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the energy chapter of the International Residential Code (IRC) in January 2009, the International Code Council announced a plan to streamline code development, eliminating interim “Supplements” and moving up the schedule for the development and adoption of the 2012 IECC.ICC Elevates Importance of Energy Efficiency and the IECC.ICC has also become far more visible in its support for stronger energy codes, launching its own International Green Construction Code and endorsing the concept of meeting congressionally established IECC efficiency targets of 30% and 50% beyond the 2006 IECC baseline. Click here to see the ICC’s “eNews” and its new “Green Scene” section.Congress Links State Energy Funding to IECC Adoption and Compliance.Simultaneously, Congress has linked State Energy Program funding to adoption of the most recent IECC or its equivalent and is advancing legislation that sets targets for efficiency improvements in both the model codes and their adoption and enforcement by the states. And the Department of Energy has called on stakeholders to boost the efficiency of the 2012 IECC by at least 17% beyond its 2009 counterpart, has convened stakeholders to share proposals to boost energy efficiency and appears poised to support for a single model energy code, the IECC. Click here for the Alliance to Save Energy’s comprehensive analysis of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and its link between funding grants and the IECC.2012 IECC Action Comes on the Heels of an Unprecedented Boost in Energy Efficiency for the 2009 IECC.According to a comprehensive analysis by the leading energy and climate consultancy ICF International, homes built to the 2009 IECC standards will save 12.2% of their annual energy use compared to homes meeting the 2006 IECC standards under the simple “prescriptive” method, and could save 14.7% or more using the more complex “performance-based” method. Click here it read the ICF Analysis.
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