2021 Energy Code sets table for double-digit efficiency gains

Sources: New Buildings Institute, Portland, Ore.; CP staff

Approved 2021 International Energy Conservation Code ballot items will bring an estimated 10 percent or greater efficiency improvement for residential and commercial building envelopes in jurisdictions abiding the code. IECC changes will lower building energy use for decades, reduce costs, and help mitigate carbon emissions from the built environment, proponents note.

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