Homeowners Energy Code Checklist: Missouri Climate Zone 5

If you are interested in buying a home or want to learn about the energy code and how to make your home more energy efficient, this checklist provides a quick way to assess energy performance and identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency.

You can use the checklist below to verify a few of the energy code requirements that are easy to identify. While this checklist doesn’t include every requirement, it will help you assess a new home and make an informed decision about the quality of construction and the likelihood that the home will use energy efficiently.

Please also check out the longer homeowners energy code guide for Missouri and Why Energy Codes Matter for Missouri. 

The consumer education campaign is made possible by the combined efforts of the following organizations: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Department of Energy and the Building Codes Assistance Project.