Ohio RCAC Approves 2009 IECC Residential Alternative Code
On May 11, the Residential Codes Advisory Committee (RCAC) gave final approval to the OHBA Residential Alternative Energy Code 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.
An RCAC energy subcommittee initially approved the proposal on March 22, and the OHBA and MEEA worked to convert the proposal into actual code language. 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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