ICC moves toward one set of residential energy codes

To some extent, sitting in on International Code Council hearings is a bit like watching a professional baseball game. You have to know the rules, and the players involved, to actually understand what is happening. And sometimes, amid long periods of tedium, there are flairs of the dramatic.

Such was the case at the code development hearings, which started at the end of October and conclude this week in Baltimore, particularly in the case of the International Residential Code committee, which has been considering proposed changes to the energy provisions of the IRC, according to a Nov. 10 Window & Door column.

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