Viewpoint VIEWPOINT: NYC Building Owners Should Get a Jump Start on Energy Conservation Code Compliance On March 30, the city will begin enforcing the New York City Energy Conservation Code March 19, 2026 No Comments Organization should have a strategy to monitor, analyze, address and meet new and evolving regulatory requirements.Read More
Standards and Codes ACI 318-25 Structural Concrete Code Update Adds Sustainability Guide, Performance-based Wind Design New revision offers key clarifications, new frameworks for sustainable design Jeff Rubenstone July 18, 2025 No Comments The first update to the structural concrete standard since 2019 also builds on and clarifies the previous version's guidance on deep foundations and shear friction.Read More
Viewpoint Arc Flash is the Target of NYC Electrical Code Update Vinod Palal February 24, 2025 No Comments Legislation upgrading the New York City electrical code has significant implications for the safety of workersRead More
Codes and Standards VIEWPOINT: Navigating Massachusetts’s Stretch Code and its Impact on Building Envelope Design October 10, 2024 No Comments There are new requirements for building air tightness, glazing thermal performance, energy conservation, code compliance paths, and thermal bridging. Read More
Codes and Standards Illinois Advances Building Efficiency With Its Own Energy Conservation Code James Leggate July 12, 2024 No Comments The state implemented a custom energy conservation code based on the 2021 IECC this year and is in the process of developing a stretch energy code. Read More
Buildings Feds Offer $530M in Grants to Governments Implementing Energy Codes James Leggate December 19, 2023 No Comments This is the second round of funding from $1 billion made available through the Inflation Reduction Act.Read More
Codes and Standards DOE Offers $400M to Support State Energy Codes for Commercial Buildings James Leggate September 19, 2023 No Comments The funding is part of DOE's efforts to reduce buildings-sector energy use and costs, as well as greenhouse gas emissions.Read More
Codes and Standards Washington First State to Require Electric Heat Pumps Construction interests oppose change to state's energy code James Leggate May 3, 2022 3 Comments Advocates say the move will reduce carbon emissions from commercial buildings.Read More
Construction Regulations NYC City Council OKs Hundreds of 'Major' Building Code Updates James Leggate October 11, 2021 No Comments The sweeping updates include a slate of construction safety code changes. Read More
Intellectual Property Trial Ordered in ICC Code Copyright Suit Against Upcodes Jonathan Barnes Richard Korman July 21, 2021 One Comment Who owns the building code? A federal judge in New York City says a jury should decide facts of the case.Read More