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Code Status: Mississippi

This page contains information about current energy codes in the state of Mississippi. Information for all 50 States is also available. Mississippi Code News.

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Current State Codes

  • Residential Code: State energy code, based on ASHRAE 90-1975; voluntary.
  • Commercial Code: ASHRAE 90-1975, mandatory for state owned buildings, public buildings, and high-rise buildings.
  • Code Change Cycle: No set schedule. Most recent update was effective on July 1, 1980.
  • Jurisdictions: (Information last updated August 13, 2008. See ICC Online for up-to-date jursidictional adoption information.)
    • 2006 IECC: Ridgeland
    • 2003 IECC: Olive Branch, Picayune
    • Other local code: Clinton, Long Beach
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Code Adoption & Change Process

Process Type: Legislative

Code Change Process: The promulgation of a statewide mandatory energy code would have to proceed through the state legislature. Mississippi is a home rule state.

State Code History: None currently available.

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Energy Consumption Estimates

The consumption estimates below are derived from the total end use of residential and commercial energy consumption in the United States in 2006, and are not limited to energy consumption based on building code-related factors. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

  • Residential Sector: 229.4 Trillion BTU
  • Commercial Sector: 163.1 Trillion BTU
  • Total Energy Consumption: 392.5 Trillion BTU
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Construction Activity

Residential:

  • Population (2000 US Census)1: 2,844,658
  • Total Housing Units2: 1,195,133
  • 2004 New Housing Units Authorized by Permit (Privately Owned)3:
    • total units: 13,903
    • 1 unit: 11,008
    • 2 units: 156
    • 3 and 4 units: 278
    • 5+ units: 2,461
    • structures of 5+ units: 248

References:

  1. http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t2/tab01.xls
  2. http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/housing/sthuhh1.txt
  3. http://www.census.gov/const/C40/Table2/20k_t2yu200412.txt

Green Building Initiatives

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Code Funding Opportunities

There are two funding opportunities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA): Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants and State Energy Program. Please reference the U.S. Department of Energy for Mississippi's allocated amount and updated information. 

 

Web Links

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State Energy Code Contacts

Betty Norman
Energy Division
Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205

Tel: (601) 359-6600
Fax: (601) 359-6642
Email: bnorman@mississippi.org

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