Codes + Standards Wheaton, Ill. lawmakers ponder heat detector requirement for attached garages City council also considered smoke detector requirement, dismissed due to high chance of false alarms
Codes + Standards RISE provides additional eligibility track for certified solar roofing professionals Three years experience, 40 hours of education and training among requirements for new eligibility track
Codes + Standards New LEED for Homes interpretations published Fifteen new interpretations clarify rules for claiming recycled content and energy savings for garage ventilation, among others.
Codes + Standards ASTM’s International Standards in Building Codes now available in DVD and online The documents contain more than 1,300 construction specifications, practices, and test methods.
Codes + Standards Evanston, Ill., regains favorable insurance rating after improving code enforcement The city joins 20 percent of 8,500 communities participating in the rating program with a rating of four or better.
Codes + Standards New Calif. energy code requires thermostats to be ready for two-way energy management Title 24 code revisions will also apply to HVAC systems and building automation systems, among others
Codes + Standards Incentives, leasing policies driving PV installations in New York State went from seventh to fifth overall in number of solar jobs in 2013
Codes + Standards Honda, UC Davis build ‘Smart Home’ that generates surplus energy The home is expected to generate 2.6 megawatt-hours of surplus per year
Codes + Standards White roofs outperform green roofs in reducing heat-island effect, says Lawrence Berkeley Lab A new report says white roofs are three times more effective than green roofs for cooling
Codes + Standards Falling PV costs making subsidies unnecessary in Europe Solar installations grew by one-third in 77 U.S. communities in 2013
