Prescriptive and performance-based approaches give facilities managers a choice for how to proceed, a building energy specialist says.

National building codes govern residential and commercial construction requirements to protect against substandard living and working conditions. Energy codes are a subset of building codes, designed ...

Aiming to advance energy-efficient building codes, the U.S. Dept. of Energy has awarded $90 million in grants to state agencies, nonprofits and and other organizations around the country to provide ...

Because today’s performance-based codes focus on outcomes rather than wiring methods, networked lighting systems can deliver ...

Builders have had to wrestle with ever-increasing energy code requirements for almost two decades. Even though the national model energy code, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), has ...

The rules will affect new residential construction projects funded by the federal Housing and Rural Development agency. Now, lawmakers are pushing the agency that oversees the nation’s two largest ...

New Hampshire is poised to update its building codes, the laws meant to keep homes and commercial buildings safe and comfortable. But in the bill approaching Gov. Chris Sununu’s desk, the code that ...

Developers said returning to the 2020 energy code would shave $12,000 off the construction cost of an average home. Republican Gov. Phil Scott is rolling back Vermont’s ambitious energy code and ...

The city of Aurora is working toward adopting stricter energy codes for all buildings within city limits, which officials say could help lower energy costs for residents and meet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A leading construction economist said he no longer expects a recession in 2023. (Getty Images) This story was originally published ...

Developers have expressed concerns that the specialized stretch code is delaying affordable housing, market rate and ...

A sweeping energy package advancing in the Maryland General Assembly would significantly scale back the state’s flagship ...