Building Energy Code (Alaska)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Alaska
Name	Building Energy Code
Incentive Type	Building Energy Code
Applicable Sector	Commercial, Residential
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	State/Territory
Energy Category	Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
Code Change Cycle	No set schedule. Most recent update effective: March 9, 2011
Commercial Code	None statewide; if building is state-financed, must comply with 2011 BEES
Residential Code	The 2011 Building Energy Efficiency Standards (BEES) is a state-developed code based on the 2009 IECC with Alaska-specific amendments.
Website	http://bcap-ocean.org/state-country/alaska
Date added to DSIRE	2006-08-01
Last DSIRE Review	2012-10-01
Last Substantive Modification to Summary by DSIRE	2011-10-04
References	DSIRE

Summary

Much of the information presented in this summary is drawn from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program and the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP). For more detailed information about building energy codes, visit the DOE and BCAP websites.

Compliance with BEES is covered by local building officials, banks, or the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. A standardized compliance form is required to be furnished with mortgage packages for mortgage-financed residences. Certification may also be made by the architect, engineer, an Alaska Licensed New Home Inspector, or a local building code official. Proposed changes to the standards for residential buildings can be submitted to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, which reviews and acts on the proposals. Public hearings are required before changes are adopted.

Builders must certify compliance with the BEES requirements by completing a standardized compliance form that must be furnished with the mortgage package. Compliance with the code is required for all new residential buildings and commercial buildings that receive financing from the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, or are otherwise state-financed. The builder may choose one of the following methods to show compliance: 1) inspection and certification by a registered architect or engineer or by an Alaska Licensed New Home Inspector, 2) state-approved home energy rating methods, 3) certification by the local building code official when the local energy code is at least as stringent as the BEES requirements, or 4) certification by a builder who has taken the appropriate Building Science Training.

Alaska most recently revised their residential building effective March 9, 2011 by adopting the residential provisions of the 2009 IECC with Alaska-specific amendments.

More information on Alaska's Energy Code can be found on the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation website.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Scott Waterman
Department	Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Address	P.O. Box 101020
Place	Anchorage, Alaska
Zip/Postal Code	99510-1020
Phone	(907) 330-8195
Website	http://www.ahfc.us/

• Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.