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CODEWATCHER

Summer 2017

5 Code Warrior: 16 Raising the Bar
Codes in the Headlines for Land and Home
Serious code issues never make the news … unless EarthCraft House Virginia is the minimum
it’s about a disaster or sensational failure. This building standard at the Bundoran Farm
needs to change if we are to continue to improve Community, a 2,300-acre, conservation-based
energy efficiency and safety using our building community located just south of Charlottesville, Va.
codes as a valuable foundation.
22 Is the Bedrock of the ICC
6 News and Trends Safe from Erosion?
Could a new certified ratings program give Powerful special interests alarmed by building
RESNET a run for its money? … two new projects energy code gains are working hard to reduce the
help California reach its zero energy goals … the essential role of building officials in the code
first wood high-rise is planned for Oregon, setting development process.
new building code precedents … IAPMO is the new
owner of the National Standard Plumbing Code … 24 HERS Index: The Next Level
this 70-second vid gives the lowdown on why Will the industry need to make a decision to either
quality installations matter … RESNET’s shout out only use the HERS/ERI path as it was intended (to
for session ideas for 2018 … Huber’s New ZIP create an index score) or to significantly enhance
System product simplifies energy code compliance
the system to be able to adequately answer other
13 Energy Code Minute: in-depth home performance questions?
Metal Building 26 Top 9 Reasons to Update
Meets an Air Barrier to a Newer Energy Code
We focus so much on the Residential Energy Code Whatever code you are following, here are some
that we forget there actually is a Commercial important reasons to update to the next version.
Energy Code, and that they are different when it
comes to some assemblies like walls. 30 Code Compliant Products:
Meet Fire Codes, Cut Costs

There’s now new technology to help builders
confidently meet fire code at a lower cost than
previously possible. The key is reducing the
amount of gypsum needed to achieve code
compliance.

COVER ART BY KIP AYERS

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