The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is a

building code A building code (also building control or building regulations) is a set of rules that specify the standards for construction objects such as buildings and non-building structures. Buildings must conform to the code to obtain planning permis ...

created by the

International Code Council The International Code Council (ICC), also known as the Code Council, is an American nonprofit standards organization sponsored by the building trades, which was founded in 1994 through the merger of three regional model code organizations in th ...

in 2000. It is a model code adopted by many states and municipal governments in the

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for the establishment of minimum design and construction requirements for energy efficiency. The code is updated every 3 years, to provide an ongoing standard of best practices for energy efficiency. In addition to overall building standards the code defines the Climate Zones used in building, shown in this picture. These should not be confused with the USDA plant

Hardiness zone A hardiness zone is a geographic area defined as having a certain average annual minimum temperature, a factor relevant to the survival of many plants. In some systems other statistics are included in the calculations. The original and most widely ...

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Building Energy Codes Program by the US Department of Energy

International Code Council
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