New Florida Energy Code Effective June 30, 2015. Sign Up for the Training You Need; Limited Time Discount Available

By Sherri Shields
June 4, 2015
Updated: July 01, 2015

New Florida Energy Conservation Code—5th Edition (2014)—is effective June 30, 2015*.

*Notice of Legislative Delay: SB 2502-A, Section 69, Chapter 2015-222 Laws of Florida 5^th Edition (2014) Florida Building Code

Residential energy code changes include:

• Building air leakage rate testing and limit requirements
• New prescriptive compliance requirements
• New performance compliance reference values

Commercial energy code changes include new methods for code compliance:

• ASHRAE prescriptive method
• ASHRAE energy cost budget method
• ASHRAE envelope trade-off option method
• IECC prescriptive method
• IECC performance method.

Get the updates and training you need.  Sign up by July 31 for a $50 discount (use discount code “Newcode”) on the following courses:

• Updated Course: Florida Residential Energy Code Compliance: Methods, Tools, and Verification
  Dates: June 23, Aug. 5, Oct. 30
• Updated Course: Florida Commercial Energy Code Compliance: Methods, Tools, and Verification
  Dates: Aug. 4, Oct. 29
• New Course: Residential Building Air Leakage (Blower Door) Testing
  Dates: June 29, July 9, July 23, Aug. 13, Aug. 27, Sept. 14, Sept. 17, Oct. 12, Oct. 19, Nov. 9, Nov. 23, Dec. 21

A complete list of FSEC courses can be found at: http://ce.fsec.ucf.edu/.