Building Energy Code (North Carolina)
Last modified on February 12, 2015.
Rules Regulations Policies Program
| Place | North Carolina |
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| 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
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| Code Change Cycle | State Building Code Council develops new codes on a three-year cycle. Most recent update was effective January 1, 2012. |
| Commercial Code | 2009 IECC is the basis for the state-developed 2012 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code (NCECC). Mandatory statewide.
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| Residential Code | 2009 International Residential Code is the basis for the state-developed 2012 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code. Mandatory statewide.
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| Website | http://bcap-ocean.org/state-country/north-carolina |
| Date added to DSIRE | 2006-07-19 |
| Last DSIRE Review | 2013-02-06 |
| Last Substantive Modification to Summary by DSIRE |
2012-03-01
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| References | DSIRE[1] |
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.
The North Carolina State Building Code Council is responsible for developing all state codes. By statute, the Commissioner of Insurance has general supervision over the administration and enforcement of the North Carolina state building code. Local government units enforce the code through the permit/inspection process for new construction and additions. The North Carolina Department of Insurance is responsible for general supervision of the effort statewide. Local units of government enforce the code through the permit/inspection process for new construction and additions.
The NC Building Codes Council met several times in 2010 to approve new energy codes for the state. The meetings became increasingly polarized and resulted in a compromise to update the energy code as part of the 2012 Building Codes. The NC Legislature weighed in on the matter in 2011, approving Senate Bill 708. The bill ensured that the 2012 North Carolina Energy Conservation Code, as adopted by the Building Code Council on December 14, 2010, and approved by the Rules Review Commission on February 17, 2011, and the 2012 North Carolina Residential Code, as adopted by the Building Code Council on December 14, 2010, and approved by the Rules Review Commission on March 17, 2011, took effect on January 1, 2012.The code became mandatory statewide on March 1, 2012.
Incentive Contact
| Contact Name | Billy Hinton |
|---|---|
| Department | North Carolina Department of Insurance |
| Division | Engineering Division |
| Address | 322 Chapanoke Road |
| Place | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Zip/Postal Code | 27601 |
| Phone | (919) 661-5880 Ext:239
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| bhinton@ncdoi.net | |
| Website | http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/engineering_home.asp |
- Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.[1]