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CODEWATCHER
Spring 2017
5 Code Warrior: The Revenge 18 Cross Border Standout
of the Dinosaurs This New York builder is on a winning streak,
Make no mistake, the all-out assault on virtually delivering ultra-low HERS scores and happy home
every form of regulation and government oversight owners. He won “Lowest HERS Score for American
by the current Administration and its lackeys in Custom Builder” in RESNET/CRESNET’s Cross
recent weeks is part of a larger ideological war that Border Challenge for a -11 HERS rated custom
is being waged—a war on being forced to take residence.
responsibility and be subjected to accountability. 24 Health Upsides of Home Energy
6 News and Trends Efficiency Measures
Here’s a quick look at Trump’s “Energy New research offers hard evidence that home
Independence” Executive Order … Could the ICC energy efficiency and health benefits go hand in
streamline and improve the code development hand. Here are the takeaways you need to know
process? … IAPMO advances 2017 Water Efficiency about.
and Sanitation Standard … Check out this tankless
water heater for smaller applications … take a spin 28 Decoded: Fair Housing Act
around the nation and see what’s happening with and Doors
building codes in key states.
The Fair Housing Act requires all “covered
10 Energy Code Minute: multifamily dwellings” designed and constructed
for first occupancy after March 13, 1991, to be
Easy Solutions to Diffuse the accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.
“Crawlspace Fit” Here’s how this impacts doors.
Here’s the final word on installing thermal barriers 32 Code Trends: The Power of
in crawlspaces over spray foam. Stephen Carr of
TopBuild breaks it all down for you. the Paper Lobby
What are voting guides? Who publishes them? And
14 The State of Building what impact do they have on vote totals?
Performance 34 Better Than Code: Are Stucco's
In early spring, more than 800 building
performance professionals and the HERS Rating Days Numbered?
industry gathered for the annual RESNET Building Building officials should familiarize themselves
Performance Conference, a national forum on with this new substrate and textured acrylic finish
home energy ratings, building codes, and energy system, an alternative to three-coat stucco.
policy and programs. Here’s a recap.
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