LPDD

Pathway 3.

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry → New Buildings

3.2.6 Improving State and Local Building Energy Codes

LPDD Recommendation: “State legislatures should follow the lead of states like California, Hawaii, and Washington in developing advanced building and energy codes that significantly reduce the energy used by new buildings”

LPDD Recommendation: “Within the authority granted to them under state law and state building code requirements, local legislative bodies should adopt advanced building and energy codes that drive down carbon use in buildings.”

Santa Monica’s 2020 Energy Reach Code

Local Governments
Designed to encourage low-cost all-electric new construction of healthier, safer, and zero emission buildings while making it easier to charge electric vehicles.

Boulder’s Energy Conservation Code

Local Governments
Commercial buildings must achieve energy performance significantly exceeding national code baselines, using predictive computer modeling to demonstrate energy performance that is at least 30% better than ASHRAE/IENSA Standard 90.1.

Minnesota SB 2030 Energy Standard

States and State Governments
Ratchets down the permissible energy use over time for all new construction and renovation projects that receive general obligation bond funding from the state of Minnesota.

Washington State Energy Code

States and State Governments
Adopts 2015 International Energy Conservation Code for residential and commercial buildings, with state-specific amendments. The WSEC establishes a goal of 70 percent reduction in annual new building energy consumption by 2031.

NY Stretch Code and Energy Conservation Construction Code

States and State Governments
A statewide model code to meet energy and climate goals by accelerating the savings obtained through their local building energy codes. Energy Conservation Construction Code is otherwise based on 2015 IECC and 2013 ASHRAE 90.1 standards.

Massachusetts State Building Code

States and State Governments
Adopts the 2015 IECC and ASHRAE Standards 90.1-2013, with strengthening amendments. The state stretch energy code exceeds the baseline state code by approximately 10% for new construction.

Hawaii’s SB 644

State Legislatures
Requires solar water-heating (SWH) systems to be installed on all single-family new home construction, with a few exceptions.