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State Energy Codes

Highlandtown Community Association / US Congressional High School Art Competition / Click on image to see entries from all 50 states

 

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has reviewed the 2018 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code and determined the updated edition would improve energy efficiency in buildings subject to the code compared to the 2015 edition.  First. free access to the 2018 edition is linked below:

2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

Final Determination Regarding Energy Efficiency Improvements in the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code

DOE analysis indicates that buildings meeting the 2018 IECC (as compared with buildings meeting the 2015 IECC) would result in national site energy savings of 1.68 percent, national source energy savings of 1.91 percent, and national energy cost savings of approximately 1.97 percent of residential building energy consumption.  Many colleges and universities have real assets that are classified as residential.

Detailed analysis is linked below:

Energy Savings Analysis: ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2019 (64 pages)

Upon publication of this affirmative determination, each State is required by statute to certify that it has reviewed the provisions of its residential building code regarding energy efficiency, and made a determination as to whether to update its code to meet or exceed the 2018 IECC. Additionally, this notice provides guidance on state code review processes and associated certifications.

Public consultation closes December 10, 2021

We maintain this topic on our periodic Energy and E Pluribus Unum (State) colloquia.   See our CALENDAR for the next online meeting; open to everyone.

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Stewardship of Software for Scientific and High-Performance Computing

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Readings / Energy Storage System Guide

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Introduction.  This Compliance Guide (CG) covers the design and construction of stationary energy storage systems (ESS), their component parts and the siting, installation, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and repair/renovation of ESS within the built environment with evaluations of those ESSs against voluntary sector standards and model codes that have been published and adopted as of the publication date of this CG. The fundamental premise behind the development of the CG is that technology generally evolves and is deployed before development and adoption of codes and standards that specifically and prescriptively provide criteria that can be used to assess the acceptability of the technology. Until codes and standards are available that provide such criteria, those seeking to document or verify that what is proposed complies with those codes and standards must do so on the basis of equivalent performance; that is, they must show that what they are proposing, while not specifically covered by the criteria, is neither no more hazardous nor less safe than a similar technology that is covered by the criteria.

 

Winners of Lighting R&D Workshop Student Poster Competition

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Conservation Standards for Fluorescent Lamp Ballasts

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EcoCAR 3

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Operations and Maintenance Best Practices Guide

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