Adoption, implementation, and enforcement of commercial building energy codes in Arizona and New Mexico

Conference · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991

OSTI ID:5485394

Shankle, D L; Callaway, J W; Thurman, A G

The goal of this project was to review the state and local code adoption process that was undertaken in New Mexico and Arizona in response to previous standards issued by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). This project attempted to identify the factors that lead to greater compliance and/or more stringent standards, as well as the problems and barriers that state and local municipalities, architects and engineers and others involved in the adoption, implementation, and enforcement of building energy codes encounter. Information for the project was gathered primarily through a series of interviews with state officials, city building officials, architects and engineers, builders, and staff from utilities in New Mexico and Arizona. The interviews from New Mexico revealed that mandatory statewide energy codes are well established; however, the current energy and building climate in New Mexico may make it difficult to adopt the more stringent standards currently being advocated by ASHRAE and the Department of Energy (DOE). Arizona, only has state guidelines for new buildings and these guidelines are not mandatory. For a variety of reasons Arizona is unlikely to adopt a building energy code. Several lessons can be learned from this study. It will be important for DOE and ASHRAE to conduct a substantial information campaign on their new standards. Users of the standards must become aware of them and then be provided appropriate implementation tools and training. In addition, simplified processes for determining compliance to support the new standards must also be developed.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5485394
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-19162; CONF-910704--2; ON: DE91017530
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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