WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Department Of Agriculture has issued a notice called: Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD- and USDA-Financed Housing; Notice for Comment.
The notice was published in the Federal Register on July 7 by David C. Woll Jr, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Summary: HUD and USDA ("the agencies") published a Final Determination on April 26, 2024, adopting the 2021 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 energy codes as minimum requirements for programs covered under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The Final Determination found that adoption of the energy codes would have no negative impact ...