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Code Status: Arizona

This page contains information about current energy codes in the state of Arizona. Information for all 50 States is also available. Arizona Code News.

Current State Codes

  • Residential Code: 2000 IECC is voluntary; can use REScheck to show compliance
  • Commercial Code: ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1999 mandatory for state-owned and state funded buildings only; can use COMcheck to show compliance.
  • Code Change Cycle: No set schedule. Arizona is a home rule state and legislation is the normal route through which changes in the energy code proceed.
  • Jurisdictions: (Information last updated August 13, 2008. See ICC Online for up-to-date jursidictional adoption information.)
    • 2006 IECC: Avondale, Buckeye, Cococino County, Colorado City, Dewey-Humboldt, Duncan, Flagstaff, Gilbert, Marana, Oro Valley, Paradise Valley, Peoria, Phoenix, Pima County, Pinal County, Queen Creek, Sahuarita, Tolleson, Tucson
    • 2003 IECC: Benson, Clarkdale, Cochise County, Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Fountain Hills, Goodyear, Graham County, La Paz County, Show Low, Sierra Vista, Surprise
    • 2000 IECC: Florence
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Code Adoption & Change Process

Process Type: Legislative

Code Change Process: Arizona is a home rule state, thus codes are adopted and enforced on a local level. The State Energy Code Advisory Commission reviews the state energy code through an open, voluntary and consensus process, performs cost-benefit analyses of potential state incentives for the use of energy saving devices and methods, and provides annual reports on its findings. Thirty-one local municipal governments in Arizona have adopted energy codes or codes which incorporate energy provisions. Local enforcement agencies are responsible for enforcing local energy codes.

At present, statewide adoption of an energy code, residential and/or commercial, must be mandated by the legislature.

State Code History: In 1999, the Joint Legislative Energy Efficiency Code Study Committee was formed by the Arizona legislature to discuss possible adoptions of energy efficiency codes. As a result of the Committee's recommendations, the Arizona Legislature introduced and enacted in the 1999 legislature House Bill 2322.

Based on the results of these efforts, the state legislature subsequently passed HB 2541 on May 4, 2001, which resulted in Arizona Law 2001, Chapter 340. This statute established the Arizona State Energy Code, and further established a State Energy Code Advisory Commission to review and recommend changes to the State Energy Code.

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Energy Consumption Estimates

The consumption estimates below are derived from the total end use of residential and commercial energy consumption in the United States in 2005, and are not limited to energy consumption based on building code-related factors. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration.

  • Residential Sector: 381.6 Trillion BTU
  • Commercial Sector: 336.4 Trillion BTU
  • Total Energy Consumption: 718.0 Trillion BTU
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Construction Activity

Residential:

  • Population (2000 US Census)1: 5,130,632
  • Total Housing Units2: 2,328,720
  • 2004 New Housing Units Authorized by Permit (Privately Owned)3:
    • total units: 89,323
    • 1 unit: 80,681
    • 2 units: 780
    • 3 and 4 units: 1,291
    • 5+ units: 6,571
    • structures of 5+ units: 496

References:

  1. http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t2/tab01.xls
  2. http://www.census.gov/population/estimates/housing/sthuhh1.txt
  3. http://www.census.gov/const/C40/Table2/20k_t2yu200412.txt
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Web Links

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State Energy Code Contacts

Jim Arwood
Senior Director
Arizona Department of Commerce, Energy Office

Tel: (602)771-1144
Email: jima@azcommerce.com

 

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