Public Comment Period Opens for National Green Building Standard Updates
The 45-day public comment period for draft 2 of the 2024 NGBS begins on April 12, 2024
Public Comment Period Opens for 2024 National Green Building Standard Update
The 45-day public comment period opened Aug. 18, and comments must be submitted by Oct. 2, 2023
The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code
The 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) hampers the return on investment for builders and homebuyers
New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info
A one-page, consumer-friendly label is now available for all homes in the RESNET Registry
Meet the Zero Energy Ready Home Program Version 2
The latest version of the ZERH program aims to push home energy efficiency and performance to the next level
Utah’s Housing Recovery Hinges on Federal Permitting Reform
Despite a fast pace of new-construction projects statewide, demand for housing in Utah continues to outpace supply. Local builders say reforming an outdated federal permitting process could help
This Week's Codes and Standards, January 21
AEC pros for net zero, co-living in SoCal, energy economists' criticism of California solar mandate, OSHA still open amid shutdown, and pilot program funding for efficiency upgrades
Why 2018 IECC Is Best for Consumers, Fair to Builders
The 2018 IECC building code was negotiated and agreed upon by the …
Codes + Standards
Builders Talk Energy Code Obstacles
Cost and the shortage of labor were recently cited as the top two challenges builders face when constructing new homes to meet energy codes,…
This Week's Codes and Standards, January 14
Canadian builders talk net zero standard, Florida County's higher code standards after Hurricane Michael, how hazard mitigation in codes protect lives, a tiny house ban reversal in UK, and the release of the first resilience benchmarks for U.S. communities
Solar
California Rooftop Solar Mandate Leading Nation by Example
In 2020, California's rooftop solar mandate for all newly built single-family homes in the state goes into effect, and experts anticipate it will…
This Week's Codes and Standards, January 7
Pittsburgh City Council's task force on construction industry fraud, a call for policymakers to take "forceful action" to alleviate housing shortage, NYC elevators' safety 'found lacking', buyer desire for healthier homes, and the struggle to get home insurance on homes at risk for wildfire
This Week's Codes and Standards, December 17
Alabama condo project earns first-ever Hurricane Gold designation, monotonous apartment design, New York's "scaffold law" draws fire from critics, Oregon's adoption of alternative energy efficiency code and new online tool for builders, and the release of new guidance for water utilities' indoor recycled water use
This Week's Codes and Standards, December 10
Building and construction hit peak emissions, strict seismic building codes help in Alaska, urban flooding causing great losses and inequality, and construction of wildfire-resistant and resilient homes
Solar Mandate's Long-Term Benefits for Builders, Buyers
California's rooftop solar mandate goes into…
This Week's Codes and Standards, December 3
Building code changes would spur low-carbon cities, California's solar mandate and other standards coming in January 2020, Department of Energy's new tools for home energy savings, Massachusetts town to revamp 55+ housing policy for more affordable housing, and Miami positioned to implement affordable housing and inclusionary zoning
