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Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency – 2020-28
Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency – 2020-28
August 21, 2024
The Standing Committee on Energy Efficiency (SC-EE) discussed Proposed Change Forms (PCF) to be published in the 2025 National Model Codes and discussed PCFs currently part of the Spring Public Review and the upcoming Fall Public Review. Revised PCF 2026 (prescriptive operational GHG emissions) is available online for review and will be part of the Fall Public Review. Members of SC-EE also agreed that all reference documents found in the agenda should be updated.
The following PCFs were voted on and passed for publication to be included in the 2025 National Model Codes:
- 2042 (Energy performance Tier 1 of the prescriptive path)
- 1651 (Use of the defined term “Occupancy” in the NECB)
- 1721 (Use of the defined term “Occupancy” in Division C of the NECB)
The following PCF was discussed and sent to Div AC for review:
- 2018 (Update Table C-1 to incorporate the effects of climate change)
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