Albuquerque City Council Votes to Roll Back Local Energy Code
On December 19, the Albuquerque City Council voted to roll back the city's advanced energy code, which was intended to make the city a leader in energy conservation. This action will abandon the 2009 Interim Albuquerque Energy Conservation Code for the statewide minimum energy code. It was estimated the local code would achieve 5 to 19 percent energy savings beyond the state code through more stringent requirements for insulation, windows, and lighting.
The state code, the 2009 New Mexico Energy Conservation Code, has undergone many changes in 2011. Originally updated in December 2010 to achieve significant energy savings beyond the 2009 IECC, the state executive branch rolled back the code to the 2006 IECC in June 2011. It is slated to be updated again to reference the unamended 2009 IECC on February 1, 2012.
More Information: 2009 IAECC | 2009 NMECC News Archive | News Article
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