ABOUT

The Energy Efficient Codes Coalition is making a difference...

The Energy Efficient Codes Coalition (EECC) was founded in 2007 with the goal of advancing the energy efficiency of homes and buildings.

EECC has helped advance energy efficiency in new homes and buildings by about 40% compared to those built to the 2006 energy codes. The code development cycle for the 2027 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is underway and the EECC quest continues.

EECC is made up of a diverse group of partners and allies that share the common goal of advancing energy efficiency in the built environment.

By working together EECC hopes that we can continue to advance efficiency by participating in code development, code adoption, and the sharing of information.

Meet our Executive Director

Amy Schmidt

I have a passion for energy efficiency and am grateful to have spent the last 17 years working to improve the efficiency of buildings.

I have participated in building code and policy development, building code education, research, and code adoption. I am excited about how far we have come but I also know how very far we have to go. My hope is that one day every building we build will be durable, energy efficient, and affordable.

If you would like to know how you can make a difference, please contact me at amy@energyefficientcodes.org

EECC Guiding Principles

EECC is made up of critical stakeholders in the building and construction sector that represent the creation of thousands of jobs, investment of millions of dollars in research and innovation, and thousands of hours of codes and standards development and training to make homes and buildings more durable, resilient, and efficient we support the following:

Energy Code Advancement

  • No overall or building envelope efficiency rollbacks or weakening when going from an existing version to a version of the energy code

  • Goal of 3-5% improvement every 3 years

  • Equivalent energy savings and envelope efficiency across all compliance options

  • No trade-offs or loopholes that erode building or envelope efficiency

Fair, Transparent and Balanced Code Development

  • Greater local governmental participation

  • Recognition of product manufacturers as a valued participant

  • Clear consistent procedures

  • Clear code change proposal tracking and results

Energy Efficiency Benefits

  • Affordability: it is the lowest cost method of lowering operational building and home energy costs.

  • Decarbonization: to enable a lower cost transition to cleaner energy grids, renewable onsite generation, electric heat pump technology, building electrification and reduced carbon emissions.

  • Resilience, Health, Safety, and Security: to protect against increasing extreme temperatures and power outages, improve indoor air quality, protect, reduce our dependence on foreign fuels.

Decarbonization Contribution

  • Reasonable electrification and decarbonization measures that do not negatively impact efficiency

  • The recognition of energy efficiency as a tool to mitigate carbon

  • The recognition of energy efficiency as a means to ease the transition to cleaner energy sources and use of electric equipment

Energy Code Adoption

  • Adoption of the 2024 IECC/ASHRAE 90.1-2022 with strengthening amendments to restore 2021 envelope efficiency as the preferred energy code for federal, state and local adoption.

  • The 2021 IECC with strengthening amendments to capture 2024 improvements that do not compromise or trade-off envelope efficiency.

  • Strengthening amendments in the state and local adoption process so long as they do not compromise or trade-off building or envelope efficiency.

  • Other code versions for adoption at the state or local level where they provide a reasonable level of building and envelope efficiency improvement.