Tag: Board of Electricity
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Board of Electricity approves significant NEC changes
In January, the Board of Electricity approved the 2024 National Electrical Code (NEC). Significant approved change include: There is currently no timeline for the residential building code to move onto the next stage of rulemaking nor for implementation. Read More
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Board of Electricity wraps technical review
In early December, the Board of Electricity’s 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) review committee completed a four-meeting review of the 2023 NEC. This review marked a returnto in-person technical review meetings, a first since the COVID pandemic began. In July, Housing First Minnesota, the statewide housing trade association, called for a deeper technical review following… Read More
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Energy Code review, 2023 National Electrical Code, water quality fees
On Aug. 23, Administrative Law Judge Eric Lipman held a virtual hearing on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) review of the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). At this hearing and over the next several weeks, stakeholders weighed in on this review and whether to open Minnesota’s residential energy code for rulemaking. Back in… Read More
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Housing supply solutions left on the table
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Exclusive: Minnesota single stair review shows taller buildings possible with code changes
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Federal government withdraws energy code rule
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A framework for improved model building codes
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Less efficient, older homes make up greatest share of housing stock as energy codes focus on new home construction