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State Energy Program (SEP) Special Project, Arizona, 2003
This project will enable the Arizona Energy Efficiency Code Program /Teaching Energy Conservation Program (AEEC/TEC) to continue to promote and support the adoption of codes and standards. Specifically, AEEC/TEC seeks to promote the ASHRAE standard 90.2 - 1999 (Energy Efficient Design of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings) and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2000 through code workshops and one-on-one contact with government officials, code officials, local building industry, and other stakeholders. This will include ongoing technical assistance, providing model code language and training on compliance tools with a goal of not only educating these sectors on energy codes but also on achieving high performance in the field.
Over the past decade, a coordinated effort has been initiated in Arizona to further the implementation of energy codes. Through a number of DOE grants to the City of Tucson and the Arizona Energy Office, this effort has spread statewide and today 21 local municipal governments in Arizona have adopted energy codes or codes that incorporate energy provisions. There also has been action by the Arizona Legislature, which resulted in Arizona Law 2001, Chapter 340. This statute established the Arizona State Energy Code, and further established a State Energy Code Advisory Commission to review and recommend changes to the State Energy Code.
Through the training effort of the previous code grants awarded to the City of Tucson and AEO, a partnership has been developed between private and public entities in the homebuilding industry, the affordable housing community, and code officials in Arizona. This partnership has played a large role in the construction of homes that not only meet code, but also substantially surpass code. Of the 34,000 Energy Star homes built nationally in 2001, there were over 8,000 constructed in Arizona. Also, thousands of homes are being built in Arizona that include a guarantee on heating and cooling costs. These homes are generally 40% to 50% more efficient than code.
SEP Topics
Energy Building Codes
DOE Funding
Building Energy Codes
$83,017
Contact Arizona's State Energy Office for more information.
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