Compliance Planning Assistance - Nevada

NEVADA CPA SUMMARY

Nevada is acting quickly to adopt the 2009 IECC as mandatory statewide, holding stakeholder hearings through 2011, providing free training to code officials and construction professionals, and naming seven Code Ambassadors.   Following the adoption of the code in 2012, the state will shift its focus to raising consumer awareness and exploring methodologies for evaluating compliance with the new code.

STATE-SPECIFIC RESOURCES

Gap Analysis
Strategic Compliance Plan
State Factsheet

PROJECT PARTNERS

NEVADA AT-A-GLANCE

• 100 percent compliance with the 2009 IECC would result in a 13-17 percent savings in residential energy costs in the state, depending on climate zone (Source: U.S. DOE)
• 100 percent compliance with Standard 90.1-2007 would result in up to a 7.2 percent savings in commercial energy costs (Source: U.S. DOE)
• Two cities and one county in Nevada have been designated as EPA non-attainment areas (Source: U.S. EPA)
• Nevada received an ACEEE 2012 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard of 1.5 out of 2 for building code compliance (Source: ACEEE)
• Potential construction that could be impacted by adopting the model energy codes: 4,560 single-family housing units (in 2009), $2,650 million non-residential private construction value (in 2008)
• The state accepted $34.7 million in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency policies (Source: U.S. DOE)