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Political and Regulatory Aspects of Energy and Environment
Published in Anco S. Blazev, Power Generation and the Environment, 2021
New residential and commercial buildings are required to meet energy efficiency standards. The state’s specific code, from Title 24, Part 6, exceeds the requirements of the 2006 international energy conservation code (IECC). The IECC, developed by the international code council, is a model code that mandates certain energy efficiency standards. Assembly bill 1103, passed in 2007, also requires all non-residential buildings to report their annual energy use. New and renovated state buildings must also meet the silver LEED standard, which is one level of the U.S. green building council’s leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED) rating system. A wide variety of independent state agencies must also seek new energy efficiency standards.
New Construction Energy Evaluations
Published in Stan Harbuck, Donna Harbuck, Residential Energy Auditing and Improvement, 2021
While many codes have an effect on the energy rating of a new home being built, perhaps the most important series of codes relating to energy is the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Every 3 to 5 years this code is updated, with the 2009 and 2012 IECC being the most recent. Unfortunately, each state adopts its own version of the code, including the IECC, and, as a result, each state’s code can vary dramatically from other states.
Legislation and Codes
Published in Craig DiLouie, Lighting Redesign for Existing Buildings, 2020
Before 1992, states in the United States enacted energy codes on a voluntary basis, some developing their own codes while others adopted model codes and energy standards. Currently, the two major model codes and energy standards are: ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1 Energy-Efficient Design of New Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, developed jointly by American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), was first published in 1975. The Standard was subsequently updated in 1980, 1989, 1999, 2001, 2004 and 2007; after 2001, the intention is to update the Standard every three years. At the time of writing, the 2010 version was on schedule for publication in December 2010.The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), developed by the International Code Council (ICC), a membership association dedicated to building safety and fire prevention, is a model energy code that covers lighting in addition to other energy-using building systems. In 1998, the ICC released the IECC, followed by a 2000 version (with 2001 supplement), 2003 version (with 2004 supplement), 2006 version (with 2007 supplement), and 2009 version. The IECC references Standard 90.1 as an alternative path of compliance.
An overview of sustainability policies and strategies on buildings in Turkey
Published in International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2020
Fatma Seyma Keskin, Pedro Martinez-Vazquez, Charalampos Baniotopoulos
In North America, energy efficiency is promoted through the International Energy Conservation Code 2004 (IECC), guidance provided by the ASHRAE, and the Canadian National Building (Nejat et al. 2015). These countries also provide tax incentives to encourage the best practices amongst constructors (Laustsen 2008). The USA takes further actions to support sustainability in the built environment such as technological developments and renovations for government building and low-income housing, in addition to a voluntary labelling and investments scheme (IEA 2013b). Their building energy performance plan ENERGY STAR strengthens capacity by enabling energy savings on the order of 20% (Nejat et al. 2015). As a result, they achieved a decrease in energy intensity of 19% and 15% in residential and commercial buildings, respectively between 2007and 2017 (Leung 2018). Canada upgraded ENERGY STAR procedures for Ontario new homes and energy efficiency requirements to 20% in 2017 (IEA 2018). In addition, they upgraded the performance standards of energy appliances in 20 categories in 2016 (IEA 2017b). Joining the region initially through NAFTA, Mexico started to adopt local codes and building energy performance tools, and it has been applied to 230,000 buildings in the last three years (IEA 2018).