South Dakota Residential Energy Conservation Standard (VOLUNTARY)

In 2009, the legislature passed SB 64, creating a voluntary residential energy code.

Effective July 1, 2009, the 2006 IECC became the adopted voluntary standard for new residential buildings (South Dakota  Title 11, Chapter 10, Section 7). Any builder or seller of a previously unoccupied new residential building which is a single-family or multifamily unit of four units or less shall disclose to the buyer or prospective buyer information regarding the energy efficiency of the residential building (§11-10-8). The builder's energy efficiency disclosure form can be found here (§ 11-10-10).

§ 11-10-4 authorizes counties and municipalities to enforce building codes and standards.

Exceptions:

§ 11-10-2.   Application of model code -- Exceptions. The model code shall apply to the construction and major renovation of buildings with the following exceptions:

1. Any building or portion thereof which does not have a heating or a cooling system;
2. Any building used exclusively for construction or storage purposes, and not heated or cooled mechanically;
3.  Any renovation project the value of which is less than fifty percent of the current market value of a building;
4. Any mobile home;
5. Any building or portion thereof owned or leased by the United States;
6. Any building specifically designated as historically significant by a governmental entity or listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places;
7. The model code lighting standards shall not apply to residential buildings.

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