Where is NFRC Rating Required?
Each state either refers to a national
code or develops their own. Refer to the Alliance
to Save Energy’s Building
Code Assistance Project web page to determine if your state
references one of the codes. Click on either the commercial or
residential map page link, shown below, to learn what your state
references.
Building
Codes Assistance Project-Code Maps
If your state does not reference one of the codes below, click
on the Building
Code Assistance Project’s newsletter to learn what code
is referenced. BCAP publishes the newsletter bimonthly explaining
the existing building energy code reference and any legislative
activity to change the energy code.
The primary developer
of energy code, the International Code Council, has a web page
showing the adoption of various versions of their codes also.
Click on this link to learn more:
International Code Council Adoptions by State
Another way to learn about national codes in your state is consulting
the Alliance to Save Energy’s Responsible
Energy Code Alliance. Their web site enables a user
to understand the IECC 2000 requirement in their state. Click
on “state code guides” on the home page, and then
select your state. A PDF’d graphic will appear showing the
climate zones by county and a summary of the energy code requirements
are shown.
The US Department of Energy also has good building energy code
information on its web site. Click on the link below for more
information on the status of national energy codes.
US
DOE’s Status of State Energy Codes
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