Ecode News & Updates
EPA is Seeking New Standards for Home Efficiency Retrofits
by: Ecode Admin
From: David A Gabel, ENN
In seeking to establish new standards for home improvements that would increase energy efficiency, the EPA is asking for comments from the public. They have released a draft protocol which contains a series of best practice tools that would protect indoor air quality during a home energy retrofit. The goal is to devise a set of standards that would ultimately ensure health standards of building occupants during and after such a renovation.
Last month, Vice President Biden announced the intentions of the federal government to design a stronger home energy retrofit market through the administration’s economic recovery package of 2009.
In seeking to establish new standards for home improvements that would increase energy efficiency, the EPA is asking for comments from the public. They have released a draft protocol which contains a series of best practice tools that would protect indoor air quality during a home energy retrofit. The goal is to devise a set of standards that would ultimately ensure health standards of building occupants during and after such a renovation.
Last month, Vice President Biden announced the intentions of the federal government to design a stronger home energy retrofit market through the administration’s economic recovery package of 2009.
Dec 10 2010
NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines
by: Ecode Admin
Source: http://www.nahbgreen.org/Guidelines/nahbguidelines.aspx
The NAHB Model Green Building Guidelines are scheduled to sunset and the NAHB Research Center will no longer accept them for green certification. The NAHB Research Center will not accept any rough inspections to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines conducted after June 1, 2010. Final inspections to the Guidelines must be completed and submitted to the NAHB Research Center by September 1, 2010
Builders who have started building a development with multiple houses and have committed to getting all homes in the development certified, may continue to certify to the Guidelines until that phase of the development is completed or until December 31, 2011, whichever comes first.
Builders who have completed a rough inspection by June 1, 2010 but, due to unique circumstances (e.g., complex finishes that require more than 3 months to complete, extreme weather delays), will not be able to have the final inspection submitted by September 1, 2010, may appeal for an extension using the Contact Us form. Requests for extension must be made by August 1, 2010.
The NAHB Model Green Building Guidelines are scheduled to sunset and the NAHB Research Center will no longer accept them for green certification. The NAHB Research Center will not accept any rough inspections to the NAHB Model Green Home Building Guidelines conducted after June 1, 2010. Final inspections to the Guidelines must be completed and submitted to the NAHB Research Center by September 1, 2010
Builders who have started building a development with multiple houses and have committed to getting all homes in the development certified, may continue to certify to the Guidelines until that phase of the development is completed or until December 31, 2011, whichever comes first.
Builders who have completed a rough inspection by June 1, 2010 but, due to unique circumstances (e.g., complex finishes that require more than 3 months to complete, extreme weather delays), will not be able to have the final inspection submitted by September 1, 2010, may appeal for an extension using the Contact Us form. Requests for extension must be made by August 1, 2010.
Dec 08 2010
