Energy Codes

Energy Code Resources

EcoAction Partners is facilitating a regional cohort across San Miguel, Ouray and San Juan counties to support collaborative discussion and implementation support for the state's building energy code requirements.  Regional building code consistency, with varying amendments as appropriate for each jurisdiction, has proven beneficial to the regional building community and for enforcement over the years. This work is funded by the Energy Code Adoption and Enforcement Grant Program, from the Colorado Energy Office, and supported by Lotus Engineering & Sustainability and NORESCO.

Upcoming Workshops:

• Building Codes 101: October 2, 5:30-6:30pm

  • Public Event, non-technical

  • Attend in-person or via zoom (add to google calendar here)

    • Wilkinson Public Library

    • Ridgway Community Center

• Mechanical Systems & Ventilation - Contractor Roundtable: October 14, 11am-1pm

  • Contractors

  • Free Lunch

  • Sign Up by October 3rd

• Beneficial Electrification Technologies and Electric-Ready Requirements: November 2025

  • Free Lunch

  • Sign Up

• Low Energy & Carbon Code Training: January 2026

Past Workshops & Webinars:

CEO Wednesday Webinars (3/12/15 - 6/11/25): Webinar Recordings

2025 Workshops:

• Mechanical System / Heat Pump / HVAC Roundtable: February 18, 2025

  • Watch the recording and see presentation slides

• Cold Climate Building Science and Energy Code Workshop: May 14 & 15, 2025

  • Watch the recordings and see presentation slides

Homeowner Resources

• Heat pumps (13 min)

• What does an all electric home look like? (70 min)

• Electrification Case Studies, Colorado

Contractor Resources

• Colorado Energy Office: Building Energy Codes Training Recordings

• Colorado’s Building Energy Codes and Toolkit

• Energy Code Adoption Toolkit - organized by contractor type

• Colorado Codes Helpline

• Significant changes for residential & commercial buildings

  • SIGNIFICANT CHANGES to the 2024 IECC - Residential Provisions

  • SIGNIFICANT CHANGES to the 2024 IECC – Commercial Provisions

• IECC 2024 vs. The Colorado Model Electric Ready & Solar Ready Code

• Code comparison – section by section – IECC 2009 to 2024

  • Residential spreadsheet

  • Commercial spreadsheet

• Checklists

  • 2021 IECC Plans Examiner Checklist - Residential

  • 2021 IECC Plans Examiner Checklist - Commercial

  • 2021 IECC Building Inspector Checklist - Residential 

  • 2021 IECC Building Inspector Checklist - Commercial

• Does my project require a blower door test?

• Electrification Case Studies, Colorado

• The Gunnison County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2021 International Codes with amendments for use in unincorporated Gunnison County. Learn more about this example here.

Have questions? Contact kendra@ecoactionpartners.org