Building Codes Assistance Project

The State Energy Conservation Office (SECO), in cooperation with the Energy Systems Laboratory of the Texas A & M University and the Texas Association of Builders, is funding a series of residential energy code workshops in various cities throughout the state of Texas to help disseminate the needed information about building science technology.

For state-funded commercial/institutional buildings only, SECO is considering the adoption of the new ASHRAE 90.1-2007 by the end of this year. SECO is in the negotiation process to provide training in the new ASHRAE 90.1 before the effective date of the adoption. For state-funded residential buildings only, SECO will continue the adoption of 2003 IECC.

For more information consult theSECO Website.

In 2007, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office (SECO) received authority from Texas Legislators (Senate Bill 12 and House Bill 3693 of the 80th Legislature Session-2007) to adopt by rule the latest published edition of the IECC and the IRC, after written recommendations from ESL and publish for public review and comments. The bills took effect on September 1, 2007.