Items Tagged with 'codes'

There are new requirements for building air tightness, glazing thermal performance, energy conservation, code compliance paths, and thermal bridging.

The state implemented a custom energy conservation code based on the 2021 IECC this year and is in the process of developing a stretch energy code.

This is the second round of funding from $1 billion made available through the Inflation Reduction Act.

The funding is part of DOE's efforts to reduce buildings-sector energy use and costs, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.

Advocates say the move will reduce carbon emissions from commercial buildings.

The sweeping updates include a slate of construction safety code changes.

The ICC's board of directors approved a change to the development process for its model International Energy Conservation Code.

Milwaukee forges a developer-friendly permitting path for construction of a 284-ft-tall timber and concrete tower

The American Wood Council and International Code Council have released a joint publication, Mass Timber Buildings and the IBC, which gives an overview of code changes regarding mass timber construction.