Dive summary:
- When Washington was sending American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus money to states, one thing it wanted in return was a promise from all 50 governors that their states would adopt existing building codes for energy use – one for residential and one for commercial.
- As of now, 18 states do not meet the law's stipulation for residential codes, and 15 are not up the commercial requirements, which are the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings and ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 for commercial buildings.
- The law also required training programs in the states and annual measurements aimed at getting 90% of buildings into compliance by 2017, which seems an unlikely target for states that lack one or both standards.
From the article:
Attorney Shari Shapiro points out on the Green Building Law blog that every state provided a governor’s letter stating its intent to comply with ARRA Section 410....
