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 web sites.
Legislation passed in March 2010 authorized the Alabama Energy and Residential Code (AERC) Board to adopt mandatory residential and commercial energy codes for all jurisdictions. In 2015, the AERC board updated its energy code to the 2015 Alabama Residential Energy Code and 2015 Alabama Commercial Energy Code. The residential code is based on the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with modifications and will take effect on October 1, 2016. The commercial code is based on the ANSI/ASHRAE/IES standard 90.1-2013 and will take effect on January 1, 2016.
The 2015 code succeeds the 2009 International Residential Code and the 2009 IECC for commercial buildings which were in effect starting October 2012.
Click here for more information about Alabama's building codes.
| Implementing Sector: | State |
| Category: | Regulatory Policy |
| State: | Alabama |
| Incentive Type: | Building Energy Code |
| Web Site: | https://adeca.alabama.gov/Divisions/energy/energycodes/Pages/default.aspx |
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| Residential Code: | 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Alabama amendments |
| Commercial Code: | ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013 |
| Code Change Cycle: | Updated in 2017 |
| Jurisdictions: | Mandatory throughout state |
| Name: | Alabama Code §§41-23-80 through 85 |
| Name: | Karl Frost |
| Organization: | Energy Efficiency Unit Chief - Energy Divisio |
| Address: |
401 Adams Avenue Montgomery AL 36104 |
| Phone: | (334) 242-5322 |
| Email: | Karl.Frost@adeca.alabama.gov |
This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.
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