Earlier this week, APGA President and CEO Dave Schryver sent a letter to the International Code Council’s (ICC) Board of Directors, asking them to clarify the scope and intent of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). The CEOs of the American Gas Association (AGA) and the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) also joined this request.
The letter was in support of a similar one sent by an ICC committee – the Sustainability, Energy & High Performance Building Code Action Committee (SEHPCAC). APGA is concerned that provisions are being proposed for inclusion in the IECC base code language that do not guarantee energy savings but do add construction costs, contrary to the code’s scope and intent. There has been a significant amount of debate on how the IECC’s scope and intent, which was recently updated, should be interpreted. However, the ICC Board, which has the final say, has not yet weighed in.
APGA engages in code development activities to ensure that there is fair and balanced treatment of all fuels when determining building energy performance. The IECC has both a residential and commercial version. The 2024 edition of both versions are currently under development. This is the first code cycle that utilizes the new standards development process for the IECC. This means that instead of a government vote deciding any updates to the codes, a super majority vote from a pre-selected consensus committee will be the determining factor for adopting new provisions.
A copy of the letter is available
here.
For those interested in providing feedback to the residential version of the 2024 IECC proposed changes, ICC is accepting public comments until 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Friday, December 16. All feedback must be submitted through
www.cdpaccess.com.
For questions on this article, please contact Renée Lani of APGA staff by phone at 202-464-0836 or by email at
rlani@apga.org.