Energy COdes

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:

• TBA

Homeowner Resources

• Heat pumps (13 min)

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

Contractor Resources

• 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

• CEO Wednesday Webinars (1/8/25, 1/15/25, 2/5/25): Registration link

• Energy Code Adoption Toolkit

• Does my project require a blower door test?

• 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 kim@ecoactionpartners.org