The Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition, for energy conservation in new building construction, published by the Council of American Building Officials, is hereby adopted by reference as the minimum requirements for the effective use of energy in new buildings. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this section, local jurisdictions shall have the option of adopting the […]
The state code for energy conservation established by this chapter shall govern the design and construction of new buildings and structures or portions thereof and additions to existing buildings that provide facilities or shelter for public assembly, educational, business, mercantile, institutional, storage, and residential occupancies, as well as those portions of factory and industrial occupancies […]
Buildings are exempt from this code as follows: All nonresidential farm buildings; All temporary buildings used exclusively for construction purposes; Other buildings as specifically exempted by § 103.3 of the Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition or as specifically exempted by § 101.4.1 of the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments in jurisdictions that […]
Section 104.1 of the Model Energy Code, 1992 Edition shall be amended by deleting the period at the end of the section and replacing it with a semicolon followed by these words “however, the building official may not require submission of plans prepared by a licensed engineer or architect in the case of plans for […]
It is the responsibility of every city, county, town, municipal corporation, and metropolitan government to enforce this chapter. It is the responsibility of the state building commission and its staff to enforce this chapter as to any buildings designed or constructed, regardless of location, under its supervision, in accordance with § 4-15-106.
Each local government shall adopt the state code for energy conservation in new building construction with any amendments it deems reasonably necessary to accommodate local conditions. If the standards adopted by local governments are equal to or stricter than the code, the local standards shall control. If the local standards are less strict than the […]
Local governments may charge a reasonable fee for each permit, to offset the costs of administration, inspection, and enforcement of the code, as local government sees fit. The fee may not accrue to the general revenue of the local government or by any other application become subject to laws regulating local taxation.
Any worksheets, prescriptive methods, alternative methods or practices concerning the Model Energy Code compliance or the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code with 2002 amendments compliance deemed acceptable by the department of housing and urban development shall be acceptable in this state.
