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: Where do things stand…
I know I am not the only one going wow that year went by fast, to is it really February already? Unfortunately, it has also been 7 months since our last post which has left a few wondering, what is up with??? Illinois adoption of the latest Energy Code: Speaking of time flying & missing […]
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 […]
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 […]
January 12th SEDAC Panel Discussion – Illinois Residential Energy Code
UPDATED: Yes this event has happened – to see video of it: Accolades / In the News » SLS Construction & Building Solutions LLC We invite you to come join us January 12th as we take part in the first Illinois Residential Energy Code Panel Discussion presented by SEDAC. Got questions related to Existing Homes […]
2018 IECC – Illinois Adoption Delayed
UPDATED: For those following along with the Illinois adoption of the 2018 IECC (Energy Code) you might have noticed that it has gone strangely quiet especially as they were supposed to take effect March 1st per the EEB Act. Well as of this moment it appears that the “official” date will now be May 1st. […]