House Approves Energy Bill That Addresses DOE’s Role in Energy Code Development

NAHB reports in NAHBNow that the House has “approved NAHB-supported legislation that would reform the role of the Department of Energy (DOE) in the development of energy codes and encourage meaningful savings for residential construction that are achievable and cost-effective.”  The North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 (H.R. 8)  would specifically require that a) any DOE-supported code or code-change proposal to have a minimum 10 year payback period, b) all DOE code-change proposals be made available to the public, c) DOE not advocate on behalf of certain products or technologies, and d) a state’s right to adopt any code, standard or version deemed appropriate be protected.  Read More in NAHBNow >