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Ontario Plans Building Code Revisions
Proposed changes support government efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve energy efficiency
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62 Things We Should Ban to Improve Home Building
Let’s clean this mess up once and for all
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The Difficulty of Updating Georgia’s Energy Code
Trying to get airtightness below 7 ach50 has been a struggle
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States are Amending, then Adopting, the 2015 IECC
As usual, the code adoption process in the U.S. is a mixed-up mess
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The RESNET Standard Becomes the New Ventilation Battleground
A new amendment from RESNET would alter the application of ASHRAE 62.2-2013 in the HERS Standards
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New Energy Code Helps Inform Home Buyers
Revisions to the International Energy Conservation Code include an Energy Rating Index to guide purchasers of new homes
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Can Atmospheric Combustion Work in a Spray-Foam-Insulated Attic?
In an attempt to reduce costs, some contractors do questionable retrofits on attic furnaces
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British Columbia Updates Its Energy Code
Beginning this month, builders will be required to meet more stringent energy efficiency and ventilation standards
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New Effort Will Streamline Green Building Standards
Five standard developers in the U.S. join forces to create a 'single, holistic' green building system, but adoption is years away
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German Building Codes Keep Ratcheting Up
By 2021, new buildings in Germany will need to comply with Europe’s ‘nearly net zero’ goal