17 months after it was required to be adopted per the EEB Act, the 2021 Energy Code has now officially been adopted. JCAR approved it November 7th & the CDB gave its final approval. Thus, starting January 1st, 2024, all newly permitted projects are required to be built per the 2021 Illinois Energy Code. For […]
2021 Illinois Energy Conservation Code – Moving Forward
For anyone following the Illinois adoption of the Energy Codes, the timelines given are generally pretty optimistic though per the ACT the deadline isn’t… Well welcome to Illinois and wow has this version taken things to a whole new level. Here is an abridged version of the timeline when the whole process kicked off: June […]
Monday Musings: 2021 IECC – Illinois Commercial Proposals
In the last few articles, we have discussed the timeline for the 2021 IECC adoption process in Illinois and looked at the residential proposals. Normally you might see 10 “commercial” proposals but this year there are a whopping 17 proposals, and I can say a few of them are doozies. It appears that the group […]
Monday Musings: 2021 IECC – Illinois Residential Proposals
This adoption cycle is going to be interesting for not only Illinois but also for other states as they consider adopting the latest IECC. Why might you ask? Well, that is because the same group that threw the code process on its head isn’t done just yet & if this state is any indication… they […]
Monday Musings: “We need more Ventilation?”
Ahh here we go again… another magazine article, talking head on TV, or post where someone simply goes on about – “We need more Ventilation.” Really? Why are so many people still missing the boat and directing their efforts in the wrong direction? Of course, most then turn around and go “Oh you disagree, what […]
2021 IECC & Illinois – Timeline
Here we go again… the 2021 IECC has officially been published (February 2021) so the State of Illinois is now under the clock to adopt the latest IECC per the EEB Act. It is supposed to reviewed & adopted within 1 year of publication & take effect within 6 months of adoption. The tentative timeline […]
Monday Musings: ASHRAE part 2
In last weeks Monday Musings on the Great Ventilation Debate part Deux we dived into what is possibly coming down the pike for 2022 with two standards on ventilation in this “COVID” age, namely 62.1 & 62.2. Unfortunately, the article was getting to long so we had to leave off; hey what about all the […]
Monday Musings: Great Ventilation Debate part Deux?
It’s amazing what one tiny little bug can do & the conversations it stirs up. In this case, it is all the talk about ventilation, filtration, masks, UV lights, social distancing, etc… I don’t think I have ever seen so many Indoor Air Quality “gurus” getting so much press in any 5 year period much […]
Monday Musings: 2021 IECC Part 2
In a prior post we discussed the latest building code cycle; particularly the process which got turned on it’s head with many groups; but in particular the NAHB seeing red. Speaking of turning on it’s head Covid-19 popped up further throwing things into disarray. Now things are finally settling down so let’s see where things […]
Monday Musings: 1st look at 2021 IECC & why the NAHB is seeing Red
As many already know, building codes are updated on a three year cycle. The process for the next code cycle begins even before the ink is dry on the previous version. Due to the complexity of the codes, time required, and the shear amount of proposals to go through most individuals leave it to their […]
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