NEEP facilitates several code collaboratives to convene stakeholders, provide technical support, and advance state-specific solutions. The following are examples of our code collaboratives:
The Maine Energy Code Collaborative (MECC) convenes stakeholders ranging from building officials, municipal officials, builders, designers, engineers, realtors, and members of non-profit groups. The collaborative meets quarterly to discuss updates to the base and stretch codes, education and training opportunities, and issues raised by members.
The Massachusetts Net Zero Buildings Coalition (MA NZB) convenes elected and appointed municipal officials and building industry professionals, including architects, engineers, developers, and non-profit organizations. The group is unique because of its collective technical expertise, practical experience in the field, public-sector representation, and effective advocacy. Meetings are held monthly, and volunteers participate on an ad hoc basis. In March 2022, more than 300 signatories including elected representatives of nearly 60 cities and towns representing approximately 40 percent of the Massachusetts population signed the MA NZB Coalition letter to the Massachusetts DOER regarding detailed stretch code recommendations. The MA NZB Coalition is funded by the Barr Foundation.
- MA NZB Coalition - Commercial Part 1-3
- MA NZB Coalition - Residential Part 2-3
- MA NZB Coalition - Why Adopt Part 3-3
- The Massachusetts Voters Guide to Municipal Opt-In Specialized Code
- 2023 Updated MA Residential Stretch Code Summary
- 2023 Updated MA Commercial Stretch Code Summary
- MA NZB Coalition Myths vs Facts
- Net Zero Stretch Code Framework
- MA Commercial E-Z Code Summary
- MA Residential E-Z Code Summary
- MA Residential Stretch Code Comparison
- MA Commercial Stretch Code Comparison
The New Jersey Energy Code Collaborative (NJ ECC) provides a stakeholder-guided process to research and develop a New Jersey Zero Energy Building Roadmap. The Roadmap provides options to build government and market capacities to effectively advance an increasingly energy-efficient building energy code and improve administration, enforcement, and compliance. It is aligned with relevant clean energy policies of the state, including the Energy Master Plan goals and recommendations. The NJ Energy Code Collaborative is facilitated through a collaboration between NEEP, Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research, and the NJ Board of Public Utilities.
The National Rural Codes Collaborative (NRCC) is a group of 10 member states and Tribal Nations that examine and test ways to overcome geographic, financial, and outreach barriers to building energy codes and efficiency programs in rural areas. Participating states include Connecticut, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, and Texas. The NRCC is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation program.
