Sentences with phrase «current building code requirements»

Although this home is 30 % more energy efficient than homes built according to current building code requirements, it is still possible to lower the HERS Index score.

Current building code requirements for opaque walls and roofs generally control the surface temperatures well enough for comfort.

Not exact matches

This brief explores several policies that leading cities are adopting: energy use benchmarking and disclosure mandates, retro - commissioning and retrofitting policies, and requirements for building upgrades to meet current codes.

These risks are addressed in current building code with the requirement for air - impermeable insulation (i.e., rigid plastic foams) on the exterior side of the roof assembly; air - permeable (fibrous) insulation makes up the balance of the insulating value.

However, a new home that does not have an energy efficient building envelope may meet some arbitrary current code requirement, but will never become a net zero home — unless it later has the additional expense of undergoing a DER.

When insurance payout time comes, the owners don't recover the land value in replacement cost new and the requirement to meet current building codes.