National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...

Aiming to advance energy-efficient building codes, the U.S. Dept. of Energy has awarded $90 million in grants to state agencies, nonprofits and and other organizations around the country to provide ...

The rules will affect new residential construction projects funded by the federal Housing and Rural Development agency. Now, lawmakers are pushing the agency that oversees the nation’s two largest ...

Developers said returning to the 2020 energy code would shave $12,000 off the construction cost of an average home. Republican Gov. Phil Scott is rolling back Vermont’s ambitious energy code and ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Agriculture have rolled back a 2024 rule requiring new homes to meet the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code to qualify ...

The model energy codes, in their various forms, have been at the forefront of the discussion regarding building design in recent years. These codes include the International Energy Conservation Code ...

Building codes usually come up in the context of safety – a properly constructed building can help prevent injury or death from fires, earthquakes, and extreme weather. But they’re also essential for ...