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Inflation Reduction Act Promotes Renewable Energy, Looks to Drastically Cut Emissions
The Inflation Reduction Act passed the House this past week becoming the country’s most ambitious energy and climate policy to date. The legislation paves the way for more clean energy, updated building codes, billions of dollars for communities in need … Continue reading
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Tagged American Institute of Architects, building codes, carbon-emitting, climate-friendly technologies, Dynamic Glass Act, energy, energy codes, Federal Buildings Fund, General Services Administration, greenhouse gas emissions, Inflation Reduction Act, International Energy Conservation Code, tax credits, tax incentives
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New Federal Requirements Could Help Reduce Heat Loss, Gain Through Windows
Recent code changes could mean more opportunities for high-performance, energy-efficient glazing products in federal buildings. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released updated building energy code requirements for federal buildings that aim to save taxpayer dollars as the cost of … Continue reading
Industry Can Expect Increased Focus on Building, Energy Codes
The fenestration and glazing industries should prepare for an increased focus on U.S. code updates, says Kathy Krafka Harkema, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance technical operations director. She told participants at the FGIA 2022 Virtual Summer Conference last week that … Continue reading
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Tagged $225 million, 100% clean electrical grid, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, building codes, Department of Energy, energy codes, energy goals, federal government, Fenestration & Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA), fenestration and glazing industries, FGIA 2022 Virtual Summer Conference, Group B cycle, ICC Committee Action Hearing, increased focus, International Code Council, International Energy Conservation Code, Kathy Krafka-Harkema, net-zero carbon emissions, U.S. code updates
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Deadline to Submit Applications to IECC Development Committees is Approaching
The application submission period for the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) Development Committees will close on Friday, April 23 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Under the Code Council’s new framework, Leading the Way to Energy Efficiency: A Path Forward on … Continue reading
Public Comment Period Open for Updating the IECC
Changes to the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) could be coming as the International Code Council Board of Directors starts the framework for updating the IECC and Ch. 11 of the International Residential Code (IRC). The ICC standards process requires … Continue reading
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Tagged chapter 11, ICC, IECC, IECC update, International Energy Conservation Code, IRC, IRC update
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