Wisconsin Budget Bill Amends Residential Energy Code Update Process
In June, Gov. Scott Walker signed into law the state’s fiscal budget which included an amendment revising the update process for the Wisconsin Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC), including Comm 22 – Energy Conservation (currently based on the 2006 IECC). The amendment requires all UDC update proposals that add more than $1,000 in additional building costs to go through the full legislative process. Previously, all updates went through a regulatory process culminated by an administrative rule review conducted by a legislative committee.
Information on updating the Wisconsin Commercial Building Code (Comm 61-66) to reference the 2009 IECC effective September 1 is available here.
NOTE: As of July 1, the Safety and Buildings Division of the Department of Commerce will begin the process of moving to the newly created Department of Safety and Professional Services.
More Information: UDC, Comm 22 – Energy Conservation
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