Building Codes Assistance Project

With an award of $303,065 from the federal government, Nebraska will seek to increase the state's economic and energy freedom and to become a national leader in energy efficiency and energy building code initiatives. This will be done by adopting a commercial building energy code that is 30 percent beyond the building and lighting requirements set forth in ASHRAE 90.1-2004 and 2006 IECC.

On September 9, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency David Rodgers announced awards for approximately $6.6 million in competitive-selected grants for innovative state-level energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and projects. The DOE supported, state-led projects will focus on building utility scale energy capacity from renewables and demand reduction, as well as advanced building energy codes. Rodgers made the announcements while addressing the National Association for State Energy Officials Annual Meeting.

DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) selected six state-led projects valued at $2.6 million (DOE Share) to develop advance building codes. Grants will assist states in developing and implementing plans that will achieve model building codes representing a 30 percent improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2004 and/or the 2006 IECC. Along with the financial assistance, DOE will be supporting these states with ongoing technical assistance. The DOE investment in advanced codes will leverage project cost share totaling $2.3 million.

For more details, please view the DOE press release, or visit DOE's State Energy Program website.

For Nebraska code status information, please consult the BCAP Nebraska Code Status page.