Compliance Planning Assistance - Texas
TEXAS CPA SUMMARY
Texas is well on its way to compliance with the 2009 IECC as the code will become effective for all new construction in 2012, and much of the construction industry has already received training. The next steps for the state will be to step up its outreach to consumers, address compliance in rural areas, and find ways to fund these efforts.
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TEXAS AT-A-GLANCE
- 100 percent compliance with Standard 90.1-2007 would result in up to a 14.7 percent savings in commercial energy costs (Source: U.S. DOE)
- Eight cities and a number of counties in Texas have been designated as EPA non-attainment areas (Source: U.S. EPA)
- Texas received an ACEEE 2012 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard of 0.5 out of 2 for building code compliance (Source: ACEEE)
- Potential construction that could be impacted by adopting the model energy codes: 66,289 single-family housing units (in 2009), $36,271 million non-residential private construction value (in 2008)
- The state accepted $218.8 million in Recovery Act funding for energy efficiency policies (Source: U.S. DOE)
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