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“You cannot get to net-zero without onsite power
production. As for onsite power production, there are
reasonable arguments that there should be a limit
on how much it can be credited for the ERI option.”
Steve Baden, executive director, RESNET

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“Efficiency is cost effective for the home owner and
can be combined with renewables, but there’s no need to
have one versus the other.”

Laura Urbanek, Senior Energy Policy Advocate,
Energy & Transportation Program
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“Not only are trade-offs a zero-sum game at best,
but with very few proposals that boost efficiency, these
three trade-offs could end up sinking the 2018 IECC itself.”

Bill Fay, executive director, EECC

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“The ICC has expended significant resources to increase
member engagement in the code development process.
Once the technology is improved and the governmental
voting member representatives start using it,
the development process will be as robust as ever.
Until then, expect some growing pains.”
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Mike Collignon, Executive Director, Green Builder Coalition

“PHIUS developed the PHIUS+ 2015 pilot program
to define climate-specific standards. To achieve the
aggressive results here you need to crush your energy use
with an efficient envelope and offset with solar or wind.”

Cordelia Pitman, Director of Preconstruction Services,

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