The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $275 million in potential funding for seven projects that officials say will help strengthen clean energy supply chains and hasten domestic clean energy manufacturing.
Read DWM
The International Code Council (ICC) will be presenting at COP28 (the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) throughout the two-week event which will be held in Dubai this year from November 30 through December 12, 2023. The ICC will provide expertise and solutions for governments and the building sector to help address the changing climate.
Read ICC Press Release
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final criteria for its Energy Star Most Efficient 2024 program this week, including new specifications for windows and sliding glass doors.
Read DWM
Since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Florida has been toughening up building codes and touting them as a way to prevent large-scale damage in the wake of strengthening storms. But a new report by Swiss Re, one of the world’s largest providers of reinsurance, finds that added risk from population growth and development in storm-prone areas dwarfs the benefits of these beefed-up codes.
Read The Spokesman Review
Last week the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released program guidance and opened applications for $400 million in formula funding to states and territories for adopting and implementing building energy codes that reduce utility bills, increase efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and make buildings more resilient to climate disasters.
Read DOE Press Release
The world’s climate is changing more quickly than building codes are being updated, putting lives and structures at risk, according to panelists at the Building Innovation 2023 Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Only about a third of the U.S. is covered by disaster-resistant codes, according to panelist Daniel Bass, an architect with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Read Construction Dive
North Carolina won’t be revisiting its outdated energy efficiency rules for new homes anytime soon. On Wednesday, August 16, 2023, the House and Senate both voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of House Bill 488. The new law blocks that state’s Building Code Council from updating key sections of the state building code until 2031. Some parts of the current code date from 2009. The law also reorganizes the council and limits the governor’s appointment power.
Read WFAE
Massachusetts will receive a $3.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the adoption and implementation of its updated stretch energy and specialized building codes. The state’s Department of Energy Resources will use the funds for onsite training, supporting local building code officials, and facilitating the spread of regional best practices for fair adoption.
Read Utility Dive
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) board has approved Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s (LBNL) WINDOW 7.8.71 and THERM 7.8.71 software for immediate use for NFRC product simulations and certification.
Read DWM
A new report released August 9, 2023, by the Insurance Institute of Business and Home Safety (IBHS) and CoreLogic found modern building codes decreased the expected spike in post-hurricane mortgage delinquency rates by about 50 percent. Borrowers in homes built to modern building codes – which emerged in 2002 – were least likely to experience mortgage delinquency following a hurricane when all other factors were equal.
Read IBHS Press Release
World Millwork Alliance (WMA) 54 TH Annual Convention & Tradeshow will hold its’ premier event at the Memphis Cook Convention Center from September 11-15, 2018. WMA will offer Veterans and Students complimentary access to the exhibit hall during Millwork Career Day on Friday, September 14, 2018 during the show hours of 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WMA welcomes Veterans and Students to explore a career in the millwork industry. Learn from worldwide millwork professionals while viewing the finest millwork products. Meet with industry distributors and manufacturers about the opportunities in a millwork career.
Pre-registration for a name badge is available by completing a WMA Registration Form. Any local Student or Veteran who has pre-registered will pick up their complimentary “Expo – One Day Pass” with a valid student ID or Veteran ID at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
Veterans must show a Veteran’s Administration (VA) identification card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Students must show a valid Student photo I.D. card to receive an “Expo-One Day Pass” and to gain entrance into the exhibit hall on Friday, September 14, 2018.
Pre-registration is open until August 13, 2018; thereafter, registration is onsite at the WMA registration desk in the Memphis Cook Convention Center.
