Energy Code Issues

Proposed changes to the IECC require costly increases to envelope requirements in all homes. These changes do not provide a significant energy savings, nor are they necessarily cost effective. In fact, they would add cost to an average home. Below are tools for you to use in educating code officials on why these are bad changes for builders and bad changes for consumers.

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Home Builders' Jobsite Codes: A Pocket Guide to the 2006 Residential Code Get the answers you need to the most frequently asked questions on the jobsite.   This convenient field guide to the International Residential Code gives you easy access to the information you need.  It serves as a quick reference for providing the codes on the most commonly needed … 2008	External Link
Illustration: How Homes Become Green NAHB Members are using innovating technologies to make today's home's greener and more energy efficient. Take a look ! 6/24/2009	PDF
The Green Report Building green does not just mean building eco-friendly, it also means building smart. The Green Report educates the smart builder and interested consumer by detailing the basic principles of green building, numerous strategies designed to lower on-site costs and how to gain credibility … 3/6/2009	Web page
Fall Protection Video, English-Spanish Just Released! Do more than tell your workers about fall protection—show them! Use this video to train workers—in English or Spanish—how to safely perform some of the most hazardous jobs in home building. See demonstrations of safe work practices and equipment use in ways that … 2007	External Link
Scaffold Safety Video, English-Spanish Just Released!Reducing accidents and injuries related to improper scaffold use on homebuilding jobsites starts with the Scaffold Safety Video. Use this video to train workers—in English or Spanish—on how to safely build, use, and dismantle the most common types of scaffolding found in … 2008	External Link