When a state moves to update or modify its energy code, the decision can have major cost repercussions for home builders and home buyers.
NAHB's successful effort to amend or prevent adoption of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in several states was a victory for sensible, flexible, cost-effective regulation. According to the Home Innovation Research Labs' (formerly known as the NAHB Research Center) 2012 IECC Cost Effectiveness Analysis, it costs $7,034 more to build a home to the 2012 IECC than to the 2006 IECC.
Bringing the code up the 2012 version would be tremendously difficult and expensive in states that have not updated their codes in recent years. While states often amend codes to fit their specific needs, the 2012 version adds considerably to cost, is less flexible, favors certain products and oftentimes saves little energy.
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NAHB's successful effort to amend or prevent adoption of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) in several states was a victory for sensible, flexible, cost-effective regulation. According to the Home Innovation Research Labs' (formerly known as the NAHB Research Center) 2012 IECC Cost Effectiveness Analysis, it costs $7,034 more to build a home to the 2012 IECC than to the 2006 IECC.
Bringing the code up the 2012 version would be tremendously difficult and expensive in states that have not updated their codes in recent years. While states often amend codes to fit their specific needs, the 2012 version adds considerably to cost, is less flexible, favors certain products and oftentimes saves little energy.
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