The
U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE's) Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) was established in 1991 (originally called the Building Standards and Guidelines Program), with its activities defined by the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (ECPA) (Pub. L. No 94-385),
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, and provide technical assistance to states to implement and comply with the codes. The BECP is part of DOE’s Energy Efficiency
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* Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process
** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed
** Mechanical efficiency, a ra ...
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Program Areas
BECP focuses on three key building energy code areas: model code development, adoption, and compliance.Building Energy Codes Program website
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Model Code Development
DOE is directed by statute to review the technical and economic basis of building energy codes and participate in processes for their review and modification, including adoption of all technologically feasible and economically justified energy efficiency measures.
Adoption
DOE is directed by statute to provide technical assistance to states implementing building energy codes, including the adoption of all technologically feasible and economically justified efficiency measures, as well as encouraging states to adopt updated building energy codes.
Compliance
DOE is directed by statute to provide technical assistance to states implementing energy codes.
See also
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* Building Codes Assistance Project
* Energy Conservation and Production Act
*International Code Council
The International Building Code (IBC) is a model building code developed by the International Code Council (ICC). It has been adopted for use as a base code standard by most jurisdictions in the United States. The IBC addresses both health and saf ...
*International Energy Conservation Code The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a building code created by the International Code Council in 2000. It is a model code adopted by many states and municipal governments in the United States
The United States of America (U ...
* United States Energy Building Codes
*United States Department of Energy
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References
External links
*http://www.tailoredenergyonline.net
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