As presented in Figure 4, policymakers can
integrate building energy codes under broader building sector clean energy strategies and policy packages to ensure opportunities and synergies are captured (EPA 2015; BPIE 2011).
The Hawaii house has also advanced at least two bills meant to improve
energy efficiency — one to develop strategies for increasing the efficiency of homes, the other calling for a comprehensive plan that
integrates efficiency standards into the state's
building code.