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.

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