IRC
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Understanding the Latest Energy Code
The 2021 IECC raises the bar on insulation levels and energy performance
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The Role of I-Codes in Building Resilience
As code-minimum standards improve and expand in response to lessons learned from extreme weather events, they are to be trusted as among the tools for constructing resilient buildings and infrastructure
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Building Codes Update Vapor Retarder Requirements
The code is more complicated than ever
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Tougher Energy Codes: What’s the Point?
The latest version of the IECC ups insulation requirements, but one reader doesn't see the value
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Proposed Changes in Code-Writing Rules Roil the Building Industry
Revisions would leave government building officials without a direct voice and stymie efforts to stiffen energy efficiency requirements, opponents say
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The BS* + Beer Show: Building Codes: Where did they come from? Where should they go?
This episode of the BS* + Beer show includes an energetic overview of the history of building codes delivered by Glenn Mathewson, educator at BuildingCodeCollege.com, who happens to have over…
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Makeup Air for Kitchen Exhaust
What the code does and doesn't say about kitchen exhaust and makeup air and how to prevent backdrafting of certain combustion appliances
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An Encouraging Study on Energy Code Compliance
Preliminary results from a Department of Energy field study show that new houses are doing a pretty good job of meeting code requirements
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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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An Overview of the 2012 Energy Code
The 2012 International Energy Conservation Code will require more insulation, a tighter envelope, tighter ducts, better windows, and more efficient lighting than the 2009 code