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ICC and ASHRAE announce joint guidelines to energy-efficient construction |
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Friday, 05 June 2009 |
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 The
International Code Council (ICC)
and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE) have teamed up to
publish the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNAStandard 90.1- 2007, Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential
Buildings in one book. The new publication results in a document for the
construction industry to build or retrofit homes and buildings to be more
energy-efficient.
The decision to create the joint publication resulted from the recent American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), which establishes an energy
efficiency goal of 90 percent compliance with the IECC and Standard 90.1-2007 in all 50 states by 2017. In establishing this
goal, the federal legislation recognizes the 2009 IECC and Standard 90.1-2007
as the energy efficiency benchmarks for residential and commercial
buildings.
“As
green and sustainable design have become increasingly central to the definition
of building safety, our charge is to establish what role building codes should
play in facilitating, promoting and regulating energy efficient buildings and
this expanded concept of safety,” said Council, CEO Richard P. Weiland.
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