Ohio RCAC Vote May 11 on 2009 IECC Residential Alternative
On March 22, the energy subcommittee of the Residential Codes Advisory Committee (RCAC) gave conceptual approval to an OHBA Residential Alternative Energy Code proposal as an alternative compliance path to the 2009 IECC to be referenced in the next edition of the Ohio Residential Code (ORC). While containing several amendments to the base model code, some advocates believe the proposal will achieve energy savings equivalent to the 2009 IECC and at a cost less than that of the 2006 IECC in some parts of the state.
The OHBA and MEEA worked to convert the proposal into actual code language, with a final vote before the full RCAC expected May 11. Next steps would include approval by the Ohio Board of Building Standards (BBS), approval of that recommendation by the Ohio legislature’s Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), and administrative review procedures before any code update would be effective.
Ohio also updated its commercial code in March 2011 by amending the Ohio Building Code (OBC) to reference the 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2007. An effective date is expected in September 2011.
More Information: RCAC | BBS | JCARR
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