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WEEK OF FEBRUARY 6 10, 2012 CODE ALERT BULLETIN

Brought to you by the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP) and its website The Online Code Environment & Advocacy Network (OCEAN) Welcome to the weekly Code Alert Bulletin designed to share information and support timely participation in state and local activities related to the adoption and implementation of building energy codes. This bulletin highlights immediate opportunities to influence state and local policy outcomes, indicates code status, and recommends contact for action. By promoting these opportunities among energy efficiency supporters, advocates can collectively increase their impact at legislative and regulatory proceedings at the state and local levels. Please forward this bulletin to others who support the advancement of building energy efficiency. If you are aware of activity that should be on this bulletin, or would like to provide feedback, please contact Paul Karrer at (202) 530-4347 or pkarrer@ase.org. For the latest energy code news and BCAP activity, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

* CODE RESOURCES & EVENTS *


NRDC/BCAP Feb. 15 & 17 Webinars on Californias Proposed Title 24 Energy Code Update BCAP Winter 2012 Newsletter Published; Maire Claire Voorhees Named Code Champion RECA Website Updated; 2012 IECC Residential Compliance Guides Available EduCode 2012 Annual ICC Training Event in Las Vegas Feb. 27 Mar. 2

* PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES *
Consumer Awareness BCAP Seeks State Partners to Receive Consumer Outreach Assistance Compliance Coalitions BCAP Seeks State Partners to Receive Compliance Coalition Assistance

* NEW STATE ALERTS *


Alabama AERC Board Postpones Final Approval Vote on State Code Update Indiana Residential Code Update Effective Date Set for April 5 South Carolina House and Senate Committees Advance 2009 IECC Legislation

* CALENDAR * ***** NRDC/BCAP CALIFORNIA WEBINARS

Alert Status: The California Energy Commission (CEC) has prepared a 2013 update to the state building energy code (Title 24, Part 6). The current draft represents a 30% energy savings over the current 2008 version. It is scheduled to be released for public comment in late February. Please join BCAP and NRDC for a brief, free webinar to learn about the details of the new building energy code, including why it is critically important that the public serve as active participants in the process. Two sessions are scheduled: Wed. Feb. 15: 10:00am-11:00am PT (1:00pm-2:00pm ET) Manufacturers, industry Fri. Feb. 17: 10:00am-11:00am PT (1:00pm-2:00pm ET) Energy efficiency advocates, environmental justice supporters, affordable housing advocates and clean energy groups. Register now via email for the Feb. 15 or Feb. 17 session. Upon confirmation, you will receive an email that includes a link to join the webinar and presentation materials. Each session has a 70 person limit so we request individuals from an organization share a single connection to allow more to join. More Information: OCEAN Story Link | Register by Email: Feb. 15 or Feb. 17 | Title 24 Homepage Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Paul Karrer with BCAP [pkarrer@ase.org] Top

BCAP NEWSLETTER & CODE CHAMPION


Alert Status: BCAP published its quarterly newsletter for Winter 2012 this month. It included features on BCAPs recent OCEAN User Survey and a review of BCAPs 17th Annual National Energy Codes Stakeholder Meeting in December. We also named Maire Claire Voorhees, Green Building Coordinator for the New Mexico Department of Licensing and Regulation, as our BCAP Energy Code Champion in recognition of his work in the energy code policy field. View the full newsletter for more details. If you are not currently subscribed to the BCAP Newsletter (or are unsure you are), and wish to be so, please enter your information on this page and click Sign Up. On the following page, check the box next to BCAP Newsletter and any other Alliance to Save Energy publications you would like to receive. Action: For more information about the newsletter, please contact Matt Kerns of BCAP [mkerns@ase.org] Top

RECA COMPLIANCE GUIDES


Alert Status: The Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA) has launched significant updates to its website http://www.reca-codes.org, including residential code compliance guides for all 50 states for the 2012 IECC. More Information: RECA Homepage | Compliance Guides: 2006 IECC | 2009 IECC | 2012 IECC Action: To learn more, please contact Eric Lacey with RECA [eric@reca-codes.com] Top

EDUCODE 2012
Alert Status: ICC is holding the annual training EduCode 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada from February 27 through March 2, 2012. This event features highly specialized courses for working professionals, including architectural, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural, fire protection, code enforcement and leadership topics essential for building design, expanding your skills, and earning and maintaining certifications and other credentials. Register online now and save money on early registration through February 10, 2012. More Information: BCAP EduCode Event Page | Register Now | EduCode Brochure | Hotel Information and Directions Top

***** CONSUMER AWARENESS

Alert Status: This year, BCAP kicks off a new effort to educate homeowners and home buyers on the benefits of energy codes. Working with national, state, and local partners, BCAP will raise consumer awareness to increase support for energy codes. Examples of specific services BCAP could provide include: customized, co-branded consumer materials for distribution by local jurisdictions and the state, cost-analysis information using statespecific data, and media outreach to garner earned media. BCAP is seeking up to four states and four local jurisdictions interested in receiving support. More Information: OCEAN Announcement | BCAP Consumer Awareness Campaign Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Kelly Guhanick of BCAP [kguhanick@ase.org] Top

COMPLIANCE COALITIONS
Alert Status: Many states have adopted more modern energy codes, but are struggling to provide the requisite training, enforcement, and other support needed to fully implement and enforce the code. BCAP has funding to work with up to six states to develop statewide Compliance Coalitions to assist states in their effort to implement and enforce their newly adopted energy codes. BCAP may provide this type of assistance to states: assisting states in determining potential collaborative members, reaching out to them to solicit their participation, organizing initial meetings, and working with the collaborative for the duration of this project to help determine their needs. More Information: OCEAN Announcement | BCAP Compliance Planning Assistance Program Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Maria Ellingson of BCAP [mellingson@ase.org] Top

***** ALABAMA
Alert Status: A January 12 vote to give final approval to Alabamas first mandatory statewide energy code was postponed due to a lack of a quorum of the Alabama Residential and Energy Code (AERC) Board. The final draft of the AERC was published in the November 30 issue of the state administrative journal. Board members plan to meet again in February, republish the code in the journal, and vote for final approval in April. The previously planned June 1, 2012 effective date for enforcement will likely also be postponed. As proposed, the commercial code would be based on the 2009 IECC. The residential code would be based on Chapter 11 of the 2009 IRC with list of amendments. Legislation passed in March 2010 (SB 315) created the AERC Board with the authority to adopt mandatory residential and commercial energy codes for the entire state and residential building codes for jurisdictions that had not implemented a residential building code prior to March 2010. The state has previously adopted the Residential Energy Code for Alabama (RECA 2004) based on the 2000 IECC as a voluntary code for residential construction. Since December 2008, the 2006 IECC has been encouraged for private commercial construction. The Alabama Building Commission enforces ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 for all state building construction. The Alabama Energy Code Ambassadors Program (ECAP) will also expand in 2012. More Information: OCEAN Story Link | Rule 305-2-4 | SB 315 | ADECA Building Energy Efficiency | ADECA Building Energy Codes Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Jenah Zweig with SEEA [Jenah@seealliance.org] or Brian Sernulka with BCAP [bsernulka@ase.org] Top

INDIANA
Alert Status: An effective date of April 5, 2012 has been set for Indianas residential energy code update. After receiving approval by the Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission on November 2, rule LSA #1184 successfully passed through the states administrative review process. The rule amends the energy provisions of the 2005 Indiana Residential Code (675 IAC 14-4.3), currently based on the 1992 Model Energy Code, by

adopting provisions of Chapter 11 of the 2009 IRC with amendments to make it equivalent to Chapter 4 of the 2009 IECC. The rule does not propose updates to the non-energy provisions of the states residential code. The state previously updated its commercial energy code incorporating ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007, effective May 6, 2010. More Information: OCEAN Story Link | Indiana News Archive | Update Text: LSA Rule #11-84 | Indiana FPBSC Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Isaac Elnecave of MEEA [ielnecave@mwalliance.org] Top

SOUTH CAROLINA
Alert Status: In February, House and Senate committees in the South Carolina Legislature approved bills to update the South Carolina Energy Standard to reference the 2009 IECC (it currently references the 2006 IECC). On February 1, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S. 1110. On February 2, the House Labor Commerce and Industry Committee passed H. 4639. The South Carolina Home Builders Association spoke in favor of the bills, which now move to the floor of each chamber. The proposed update previously won approval by the state Energy Advisory Council (EAC) of the Public Utility Review Committee of the South Carolina Legislature. The planned effective date would be January 1, 2013. The South Carolina Building Code Council has also begun to review of the 2012 family of I-codes. Recent investigation and analysis by Mathis Consulting Company for the 2012 IECC for South Carolina showed cost effective and significant energy and peak power benefits to the state. BCAP also recently completed its South Carolina Strategic Compliance Plan as part of its Compliance Planning Assistance (CPA) Program. More Information: OCEAN Story Link | Bills: S. 1110 & H. 4639 | PURC | SC Compliance Plan | Mathis 2012 IECC Cost Study Action: If interested in getting involved, please contact Brian Sernulka with BCAP [bsernulka@ase.org] or Jenah Zweig with SEEA [Jenah@seealliance.org] Top

***** EVENTS, HEARINGS, AND COMMENT DEADLINES


Wed, Feb 15: California NRDC/BCAP Webinar on proposed Title 24 code update (1pm ET / 10am PT) Wed, Feb 17: California NRDC/BCAP Webinar on proposed Title 24 code update (1pm ET / 10am PT) Mon-Fri, Feb 27-Mar 2: EduCode ICC annual code training conference in Las Vegas, NV Mon-Fri, Feb 27-Mar 2: EduCode ICC annual code training conference in Las Vegas, NV Thur, Mar 1: North Carolina 2012 NC Energy Conservation Code mandatory compliance effective Thur, Mar 15: Florida Anticipated effective date of 2010 Florida Building Code (2009 IECC/ statebased) Thur, Apr 5: Indiana Effective date of 2011 Amendments to Indiana Residential Code (2009 IRC+IECC) Fri, Jun 1: Alabama Tentative effective date of Alabama Energy and Residential Code (2009 IECC & IRC)
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