National Cost-Effectiveness of the Residential Provisions of the 2015 IECC

Mendon, Vrushali V.; Selvacanabady, Abinesh; Zhao, Meng; Taylor, Zachary T.

doi:10.2172/1773019

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“…The information they received regarding the cost difference between the 2021 IECC and the 2018 IECC was overwhelming and conflicting. In particular, costs reported by builders differed greatly from a widely shared cost analysis conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Mendon et al 2015). For example, in February of 2022, the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver sent an open letter to fire victims and affected communities presenting estimates that the 2021 IECC code would add $35 per square foot to residential rebuilding costs compared to the 2018 IECC, or about $84 000 for a 2400 square foot home, while comparable estimates from the City of Louisville's Residential Construction Cost Analysis presented to council on 1 March was $12 000-$38 000 (Home Builders Associations of Metro Denver 2002, City of Louisville 2022).…”

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Jurisdictional decision-making about building codes for resiliency and sustainability post-fire

Ellery,

Javernick-Will,

Liel

et al. 2023

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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The increasing frequency and size of wildfires across the U.S. motivates the growing need to identify how affected communities can rebuild sustainably and resiliently. This study examines the jurisdictional decision-making process surrounding one important class of sustainability and resiliency decisions, focusing on energy and wildfire building codes for housing reconstruction. Through 22 interviews with staff and elected officials in three jurisdictions impacted by Colorado’s Marshall Fire, we identify factors influencing decisions. Code decisions varied across jurisdictions and, in some cases, building codes were relaxed, while in other cases, increased resiliency and sustainability standards were adopted after the fire. Jurisdictions with more experience had more certainty regarding code costs and effectiveness, leading to more stringent code adoption. Thus, findings encourage jurisdictions to create rebuilding plans pre-disaster to reduce the impact of uncertainty in post-disaster decision-making. The data also indicate that while local jurisdictions are well-suited to work cooperatively with homeowners impacted by disasters to return to the community, the state can play a role by informing or mandating disaster plans or establishing minimum code requirements. 

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confidence: 94%

Jurisdictional decision-making about building codes for resiliency and sustainability post-fire

Ellery,

Javernick-Will,

Liel

et al. 2023

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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“…In addition, there are advanced codes, which provide higher requirements, such as the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 189.1 [93] and Advanced Energy Design Guides [94]. Figure 2 displays historical and needed advances to achieve zero energy buildings for both residential and commercial buildings in the U.S. [13]. Policy-makers continue to push building energy efficiency improvements in newer editions of related building energy codes and standards.…”

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“…The U.S. White House has a decarbonization goal [1]. However, there is a lack of a summary by considering all key aspects of decarbonization pathways in future buildings in the U.S. Based on the literature review, especially documents from the U.S. government and national laboratories, we identified three key aspects for the decarbonization pathways in U.S. future buildings: technologies [8], economic impacts [9][10][11], and code regulations [12][13][14][15][16]. Figure 1 displays the theory for building decarbonization research.…”

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A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

Dehwah

Faulkner

et al. 2023

Buildings

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The commitment of electrification and decarbonization goals in the United States (U.S.) will significantly change the performance of future buildings. To meet these goals, it is critical to summarize the existing research related to building electrification and decarbonization and discuss future research pathways. This paper provides a perspective on decarbonization pathways of future buildings in the U.S. A critical review of the existing research was conducted, which is divided into three closely linked categories: technologies, economic impacts, and code regulations. Technologies support investments and code regulations while marketing affects the design of building codes and standards. In the meantime, code regulations guide the development of technologies and marketing. Based on the review, future potential research directions for building decarbonization are then discussed. Due to the needs of building decarbonization, future research will be multidisciplinary, conducted at a large geographic scale, and involve a multitude of metrics, which will undoubtedly introduce new challenges. The perspective presented in this paper will provide policy-makers, researchers, building owners, and other stakeholders with a way to understand the impact of electrification and decarbonization of future buildings in the U.S.

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National Cost-Effectiveness of the Residential Provisions of the 2015 IECC

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Jurisdictional decision-making about building codes for resiliency and sustainability post-fire

Jurisdictional decision-making about building codes for resiliency and sustainability post-fire

A Perspective of Decarbonization Pathways in Future Buildings in the United States

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