State of Washington Awarded Grant to Develop and Implement New Energy Code
With the help of a $300,000 federal grant, Washington will update its state energy code to an efficiency level that is a 30 percent improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2004 and/or the 2006 IECC in the 2009 code revision process by providing code implementation support. This will include development and revision of materials to implement the 2009 changes and training and support to the building community to ensure success in code implementation.
On September 9, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency David Rodgers announced awards for approximately $6.6 million in competitive-selected grants for innovative state-level energy efficiency and renewable energy policies and projects. The DOE supported, state-led projects will focus on building utility scale energy capacity from renewables and demand reduction, as well as advanced building energy codes. Rodgers made the announcements while addressing the National Association for State Energy Officials Annual Meeting.
DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) selected six state-led projects valued at $2.6 million (DOE Share) to develop advance building codes. Grants will assist states in developing and implementing plans that will achieve model building codes representing a 30 percent improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2004 and/or the 2006 IECC. Along with the financial assistance, DOE will be supporting these states with ongoing technical assistance. The DOE investment in advanced codes will leverage project cost share totaling $2.3 million.
For more details, please view the DOE press release, or visit DOE's State Energy Program website.
For Washington code status information, please consult the BCAP Washington Code Status page.