Building Codes Assistance Project

With an increased focus on building energy efficiency in the last year, unprecedented federal funding opportunities have placed state code infrastructures in uncharted waters as they deal with adopting, implementing, and enforcing the latest national model energy codes. The state of New Hampshire has taken the initiative to become a national leader in developing a roadmap for energy code training and compliance. For her work toward these goals, the Building Codes Assistance Project is proud to recognize Laura Richardson of the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning as its Winter 2010 Energy Code Champion!

Join over 700 of energy efficiency's most notable leaders, representing 40+ countries, at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition (EE Global), being held May 10-12, 2010 at the Washington DC Convention Center. With over 80% of 2009 participants self-identifying as executives or managers, EE Global 2010 will provide access to decision makers and offer executive-level insight and dialogue. Focusing solely on energy efficiency from the perspective of all energy end-use sectors (buildings, industrial and transportation) and with coverage of all cross-cutting issues (finance, policy, technology, and market transformation), EE Global serves as an exchange of best practices and policies for global implementation of energy efficiency. Visit www.eeglobalforum.org for detailed information about this exciting event!

[Updated November 17, 2009]

The New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board has scheduled the completion of its work leftover from its November 13 meeting for an all-day meeting on Friday, December 11 to finish the adoption of potential amendments to the new state code to be based on the 2009 IECC (the current state code is based on the 2006 IECC). The effective date for the new code is now expected in April 2010. 

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With support from the U.S. Department of Energy, the New Hampshire Electric Utilities, and the Public Utilities Commission, free commercial and residential workshops will be offered in late March or early April on the New Hampshire energy code regulations and requirements. These are intended for builders, architects, engineers, designers, contractors, building science students, and code officials.

New Hampshire implemented IECC 2006 with a minimum of difficulty on August 17, 2007. In October, after a public hearing, the NH Building Code Review Board amended the code to configure the state into a single climate zone, Zone 6. As written in the IECC 2006, Zone 6 covers a majority of the state's territory and more closely reflects construction standards under the superseded IECC 2000 code.