Officials for the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) are promoting the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) Green certification as an alternative code compliance option, pointing…
2021 IECC
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DOE Challenges Energy Code as Costs Take Center Stage
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) claims that the nationwide adoption of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) would increase housing costs and burden American…
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Will New HUD/USDA Energy Efficiency Standards Curb Home Construction?
In late April the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published final energy efficiency standards for new…