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.”

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California’s Long Term Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Calls for 50% existing commercial buildings to be zero energy by 2030, new state buildings and major renovations zero energy by 2025, and 50% existing state owned buildings zero energy by 2025.

CALGreen and Building Energy Efficiency Standards

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments

Harmonious regulatory programs covering residential and commercial buildings in California.

Institute for Market Transformation

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Think tank that works to catalyze widespread and sustained demand for high-performing buildings.

US Green Building Council Standards

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Oversees the promulgation of LEED standards and credentialing, also provides educational resources for sustainability professionals.

Sustainable Development Code

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Provides concrete ways for local governments to amend development codes, providing analysis, making recommendations, and highlighting real world examples.

Architecture 2030

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Coordinates architects, engineers, and planners working to advance model codes and partner with city planners to achieve zero net carbon cities by 2030.

Model Language for Outcome-Based Energy Codes

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

New Building Institute provides draft regulatory language for jurisdictions to incorporate outcome-based compliance metrics into current energy codes.

DOE Building Energy Codes program

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Supporting building energy code development, adoption, implementation and enforcement processes to achieve the maximum practicable, cost-effective improvements in energy efficiency.

Regional Energy Efficiency Organizations

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Operates in six regional chapters to promote energy code adoption, implementation and evaluation.

New Buildings Institute Model Stretch codes

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments

Codes offer 20% and 40% performance improvement over IECC 2015 and ASHRAE 90.1-2013.