Ohio Residential Prescriptive Option Effective January 1
Effective January 1, 2009, the Ohio Board of Building Standards re-adopted the 2006 IECC and added an additional prescriptive option for demonstrating energy code compliance for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings. Compliance can be demonstrated by the requirements of the 2006 IECC, OR meeting the requirements of sections 1101-1103 of Chapter 11 of the Residential Code of Ohio, OR by meeting the state code's new Prescriptive Energy Requirements (section 1104).
After a review of the 2006 IECC by a specially appointed Ad-Hoc committee consisting of several home builders, staff from the Ohio Energy Office, an energy rater, and staff from the Board of Building Standards, the committee made a recommendation to propose re-adoption of the 2006 IECC with the addition of a unique Ohio prescriptive path that offers another method of compliance for one-, two-, and three-family dwellings. A Board of Building Standards public hearing was held on November 7, 2008 to hear public comments on the proposed re-adoption of the 2006 IECC with the additional Ohio prescriptive path.
For more details, view the revision to the Residential Code of Ohio or visit the website of the Ohio Board of Building Standards.
For more Ohio code status information, please consult the BCAP Ohio Code Status page.