Strengthening Building Energy Codes in the Energy Bill

Building codes are a vital part of reducing energy use in commercial and residential buildings. The Alliance to Save Energy is working with numerous organizations to enact a provision in the House energy bill that will make a dramatic improvement in building energy codes.

Related documents:

• Roll Call Ad
• Advanced Codes Fact sheet
• Advanced Codes Sign-on letter
• A presentation about advanced codes entitled "Green Buildings and Codes in the Energy Bill"
• Text of the House-passed provision in H.R. 3221., SEC. 9031. Encouraging Stronger Building Codes, with proposed edits
• A letter regarding proposed revisions signed by the model code-setting organizations: the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and The International Code Council (ICC)

More information:

• Building Codes: The Building Codes Assistance Project
• Energy Bill: Energy Efficiency in the House and Senate Energy Bills: October 2007