Are Energy Codes Exacerbating the Housing Affordability Crisis?
Cherylyn Kelley at the Institute for Market Transformation explains misconceptions around the costs of more efficient building codes.
News and Opinions
Presentations
Slides: ICF Cost-Effectiveness of the Residential Provisions of the 2021 IECC
Slides from the webinar on the cost-effectiveness of energy-efficient code.
Reports
Comparison of 2021 IECC Residential Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (Summary)
A comparison of 2021 IECC Residential Cost-Effectiveness Analyses performed by ICF and HIRL.
Reports
ICF 2021 IECC Cost-Effective Analysis
A report that mirrors and fact checks the 2021 IECC Residential Cost-Effectiveness Analysis publishes by HIRL and commissioned by NAHB.
Fact Sheets
EECC Recommendations on Key 2024 IECC Proposals
A list of key proposals for the 2024 IECC includeing EECC's recommendations and reasoning behind them.
Fact Sheets
2024 IECC – Significant Potential Efficiency Rollbacks
The EECC has identified key residential and commerical proposals that would significantly reduce efficiency as compared to the 2021 IECC.
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheet: 2024 IECC Process
Summary of the revised IECC Process: Timelines and Committees
Reports
Status of State Energy Code Adoption
Status of state Commercial and Residential Energy Code adoption accounting for local amendments
Reports
DOE Determinations for ASHRAE 90.1 and the IECC
DOE Savings Estimates for the 2021 IECC (Residential) and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 (Commericial) as compared to prior versions
Reports
DOE Cost-effectiveness Analyses
DOE National and State Cost-Effectiveness Analyses for Residential and Commerical Codes
