IECC 2024 Commercial Draft
After a year of numerous ICC 2024 IECC Consensus Committee meetings, the ICC published the first draft of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for Commercial Buildings on September 9, 2022. The 2024 IECC Commercial code public comment period was open until…
Residential Off-Site Construction: Misconception vs. Reality
Builders, architects, and homeowners are often unfamiliar with off-site construction, and there are a number of benefits (and outdated misconceptions) that this fact sheet discusses.
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Opportunities for School Building Energy Efficiency
Students spend more than 15,000 hours in school buildings throughout their educational careers and are adversely affected by poor building conditions. Designing and building schools to a higher standard and paying special attention to energy-consuming systems, supports better health and learning…
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Opportunities for Community Building Energy Efficiency
Community action for building energy efficiency and emissions reductions is critical for achieving local and state goals, and many communities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are leading the way. With new funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), even more will be possible. Local…
The Nexus of Energy Codes and Building Performance Standards
Cities and states across the country have made commitments to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to stated timelines. The approach to reducing emissions, energy, and water use in new buildings is very different than the approach to do so in existing buildings. There are two separate…
Air Regulations and Emissions from Appliances
Typically, a building’s emissions are considered the outdoor emissions produced by constructing and powering that building. There is a growing movement to also address the emissions and harmful pollutants generated by the fossil-fueled appliances used…
Massachusetts Commercial Energy-Zero (E-Z) Code Summary
The MA Commercial E-Z Code offers multiple compliance paths for the design of commercial zero-energy buildings: a prescriptive path, a performance path (wit…
Massachusetts Residential Energy-Zero (E-Z) Code Summary
The MA Residential Code pays particular attention to embodied carbon.
Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump Specification (Version 4.0)
This updated specification (version 4) defines a set of performance requirements and reporting requirements to meet the voluntary “Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump Specification” (ccASHP Specification). The specification was designed to identify air-source heat pumps that are best suited to…
TEP Workforce Development: Home Energy General Contractor Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes the role of a general contractor in the context of the TEP program, and outlines the skills and training necessary to become a home energy general contractor.
