energy code – The Energy Chronicle https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu Energy News from FSEC®, Florida's Premier Energy Research Center, at the University of Central Florida Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:29:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FSEC-logo-2011-150x150.png energy code – The Energy Chronicle https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu 32 32 New Florida Energy Code Effective June 30, 2015. Sign Up for the Training You Need; Limited Time Discount Available https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu/2015/06/fl-energy-code-training/ https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu/2015/06/fl-energy-code-training/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 13:57:14 +0000 https://blog.energyresearch.ucf.edu/?p=2271 By Sherri Shields
June 4, 2015
Updated: July 01, 2015

Florida Building Code Fifth Edition (2014) Energy Conservation
FSEC training courses will address the changes in the Florida Building Code, Fifth Edition (2014) Energy Conservation.

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 5th 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:

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

 

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