Building Codes Assistance Project

As required by law, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) published a notice for public comment in the Texas Register on June 5 concerning the 2009 International Residential Code (IRC). SECO will forward all comments received within 30 days (or by July 5) to the Texas A&M Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL), which will make a recommendation concerning the improvement of energy efficiency in single family residential construction under the 2009 IRC compared to the current code, the 2001 IRC.

Written comments may be submitted in person at the SECO office, electronically through the SECO's electronic mail address specified on SECO's web site http://www.seco.cpa.state.tx.us/, or through the United States Postal Service at the Texas State Energy Conservation Office/Comptroller of Public Accounts/P.O. Box 13528/Austin, TX 78711-3528.

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