HUD Secretary Scott Turner rescinded a 2024 rule tying FHA and USDA new construction loans to 2021 IECC compliance.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have rescinded a 2024 ...

The 2021 International Energy Conservation Code added $20,000 to the cost of new home construction, according to Trump ...

The International Energy Conservation Code has been revised to eliminate what has been seen as a blanket exemption for historic buildings. The current “historic buildings” definition has been ...

The International Code Council’s (ICC’s) plan to alter how it develops the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) has raised the ire of those pushing for more stringent efficiency measures. The ...

The Biden administration on Monday rejected claims from Congress and homebuilder groups that new energy efficiency standards for home construction will make a bad economic situation even worse. In ...

Builders have had to wrestle with ever-increasing energy code requirements for almost two decades. Even though the national model energy code, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), has ...

The 2026 HVAC and IECC code updates are reshaping how contractors design, size, and install systems. Stricter efficiency, ventilation, and documentation requirements mean old shortcuts can now cost ...