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 ...

Whether buildings of the future have massively scaled back carbon footprints may turn on developments with building energy codes, a locus of growing attention and debate. One, the International Energy ...

State, territory and local governments seeking help in adopting the latest building codes for energy efficiency may be able to benefit from a new round of U.S. Dept. of Energy technical assistance ...

Colorado has officially adopted a new building code designed to make homes and offices more climate-friendly without further inflating the state's high cost of living. The Colorado Energy Office ...

Homebuilders 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 ...