Energy Efficiency

Department of Energy makes $1 billion available for states, local governments to upgrade building codes

The funding will support improved building codes that reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency, according to DOE.

By Peter Fabris, Contributing Editor | April 7, 2023

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The U.S. Department of Energy is offering funding to help state and local governments upgrade their building codes to boost energy efficiency.

The department is making $1 billion available through the Technical Assistance for the Adoption of Building Energy Codes program. The awards will support states and local jurisdictions in adopting, implementing, and enforcing the latest model, zero energy codes, or equivalent codes and standards.

This technical assistance opportunity, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), will make two types of Building Code Technical Assistance available:

$330 million will be available to adopt the latest building energy code, the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential buildings and the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1–2019 for commercial buildings, or other codes and standards that achieve equivalent or greater energy savings.

$670 million will be used to adopt a building energy code that meets or exceeds the zero energy provisions in the 2021 IECC code, or other codes and standards with equivalent or greater energy savings.

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