On a split vote Tuesday, the Durango City Council adopted the 2015 energy code that will require all new construction in city limits to be more efficient. Councilors Dean Brookie and Melissa Youssef ...

Houses and buildings last 50 to 100 years, so how we build them is important. Spending a little more to build them stronger and more energy efficient can save owners and residents thousands of dollars ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Members of the Sierra Club delivered petitions built into a cardboard house to the St. Louis County Building Commission on ...

Builders have had to wrestle with ever-increasing energy code requirements for almost two decades. Even though the national model energy code, the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), has ...

The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)—the code that serves as the model for states’ codes—has undergone final changes. Reinstating mechanical equipment tradeoffs, one of this year’s ...

An attorney from the Iowa Department of Public Safety issued an opinion to Iowa City leaders this week, saying Iowa Code does not permit cities to enact more stringent energy code requirements.

Members of the Sierra Club delivered petitions built into a cardboard house to the St. Louis County Building Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015. The environmental group wants St. Louis County to ...