The two bills deal with energy efficiency standards administered by the Department of Energy for home appliances.

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 ...

A renewable energy program instituted by a 2022 law has still not been launched more than three years later, California lawmakers said during a committee hearing on Wednesday.

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 ...

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 ...

ICC used its new—and controversial—consensus standard process to develop the 2024 IECC, rather than having U.S. building officials vote on the final draft. Sustainability advocates are censuring the ...

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 ...

The N.C. General Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill pausing efforts to update North Carolina’s energy efficiency codes. Home builders argue the updates are too expensive, while advocates argue they ...