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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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
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