June 26, 2020: FACS Board Chair Eric Goplerud presented testimony in favor of adoption of the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code IECC without for new residential construction. Energy codes are a cost-effective way for cities and local governments to cut carbon emissions, eliminate energy waste, improve comfort and health for building occupants, and increase housing affordability by reducing the ongoing energy burden for owners and renters. The IECC is the most widely adopted model energy code by local jurisdictions in the United States
Residences consume 25% of the state’s total energy. Many states, including Maryland, DC and North Carolina have more rigorous residential energy efficiency standards than ours. The ACEEE ranks us 29th, below even Florida, Texas and Nevada.
Learn more about this issue in Eric’s Testimony before the Board of Housing and Community Development
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