Page 34 - CodeWatcher Winter 2017 Issue

CODE WATCHER
IN THIS ISSUE…

It may be unfortunate, but building and fire codes, energy
conservation codes, environmental standards and a variety
of other enforceable regulations are necessary to assure
responsible behavior until individuals, neighborhoods,
communities and entire nations are willing to do whatever
must be done, even if only in their own self-interest.”
5 Ron Jones, Code Warrior and president of Green Builder Media

“Now there is a way to legally build tiny houses. We will see
people moving in this direction because there is such a need
for affordable housing in this country, for people to have
their own place and a legal path to homeownership.”
Andrew Morrison, tiny house designer

20 (www.tinyhousebuild.com) and educator

“The incorporation of the ICC and RESNET ANSI Standards
301 and 380 into the 2018 IECC is significant because it
provides code officials and builders clarity and consistency
in how the ERI is calculated and how to properly conduct air
leakage testing. This clarity should improve compliance to
the 2018 IECC.”
24 Steve Baden, executive director, RESNET

“Developing energy codes that achieve no energy savings
serves no purpose and represents a missed opportunity
to advance efficiency in new buildings that will
ultimately lead to energy independence and a reduction
in greenhouse gases.”
Eric Makela is senior associate and team lead for the
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Codes and Standards team at Cadmus Group

“As a high performance builder, the blower door test is my
best friend. On my SIP builds a blower door test is more
than just a check box. It’s an opportunity for the whole
crew to learn and for me to find which of the subcontractors
have or have not met the high bar of airtightness.”
32 Al Cobb, director of SIPschool