Energy Code Compliance
Implementation of energy codes is generally carried out by state and local agencies that are responsible for code compliance, enforcement, and training. These activities ensure that new construction meets the required level of efficiency. Agencies in different cities pursue varying methods of implementation and different levels of enforcement activity.
This sub-category includes information on three topics related to local code implementation: Jurisdiction spending on building code compliance in comparison to residential construction spending; use of alternative code compliance strategies, such as third-party plan review or performance testing; and availability of upfront technical support to owners/developers on energy code compliance at the design and permitting stages.
Akron requires plan reviews and inspections to ensure compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
We were unable to verify the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews and site inspections as a means to verify energy code compliance. The city offers upfront support in the form of pre-submittal plan reviews.
Last updated: August 2023
Allentown requires plan reviews and site inspections to ensure compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. The city does not provide uprfront support or assistance for energy code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Arlington County has internal staff dedicated solely to energy code compliance. This staff is trained through a mandatory educational program aimed at preparing them to enforce the energy code. A part of their responsibilities, staff provides upfront support to developers and owners for building energy code compliance. Arlington has not yet established a voluntary code compliance option.
Last Updated: May 2017
There is no single FTE dedicated to building energy code enforcement. The city has approximately 45 inspectors covering mechanical, electrical, and plumbing. These inspectors spend approximately 20% of their time on energy code enforcement, equaling 9 FTE. The city administers mandatory compliance verification through performance testing, plan review, field inspection, and third-party review/inspection.
To help builders comply with the energy code, the city provides code sections to correct items on the plans and during inspections. The Office of Buildings holds pre-construction meetings, answers code-related questions, and has developed a simple handout for residential applicants to help them understand compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
Augusta requires plan reviews and site inspections. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Aurora has 8 full time building inspectors who spent 40% of their time on building energy code enforcement, resulting in the equivalent of 3 full time employees dedicated to energy code enforcement. Aurora requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance and provides free upfront support to developers.
Last updated: August 2023
While there are no single full time employees (FTE) dedicated to energy code enforcement, the city has approximately 41 residential inspectors and 27 commercial inspectors covering building, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing inspections. Collectively these inspectors spent around 9% of their time on energy code enforcement, equaling 6 FTEs. Additionally, 2 Austin Energy Green Building staff serve as energy code subject-matter experts for city staff.
Austin requires performance testing and field inspection for residential energy code compliance and plan review, field inspection, and building commissioning for commercial code compliance. Testing and commissioning are performed by approved 3rd party agents. The list of approved testers and tester credentials are verified by Austin Energy Green Building staff. The Austin Energy Green Building Program provides upfront support for code compliance through technical assistance for all developers and builders. The Development Services Department also offers free 20-minute appointments to ask general technical code questions related to commercial building plan review including energy code questions.
Last updated: August 2023
Bakersfield’s Building Division requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code nor. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Baltimore does not have staff specifically dedicated to building energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews for building permit approval and field inspections for approval of occupancy permits. The city does not provide upfront support on energy code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
Baton Rouge requires plan review and site inspection to verify energy code compliance. They also require building thermal envelope and duct pressure testing. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We could not find information about the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code nor about the city’s code compliance verification process. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Boise has 9 full-time employee equivalents dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan review, site inspections, and third-party verification and testing to ensure code compliance. Upon request, Boise assists developers with energy code compliance and provides energy code training to developers.
Last updated: August 2023
The City of Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) employs 43 FTE Inspectors that are responsible for energy code verification in the context of buildings and their electrical and plumbing systems.
The City of Boston (ISD) enforces building, housing, sanitation, and safety regulations that are mandated by City and State government. ISD also conducts plan review to ensure compliance with codes. According to the Code, performance testing is also required for all new residential development and redevelopment. Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources administers the Mass Save Program, which offers education and training on the state’s stretch code.
Last updated: August 2023
Boulder reported a budget of $6,000,000 for the building code department in 2013. This level of spending normalizes to $46.67 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Boulder requires HERS ratings for new residential homes and a COMCheck for commercial buildings under 20,000 sq. ft. Third-party verification of energy efficiency requirements are also required for commercial buildings over 20,000 sq. ft. Boulder provides developers and project specialists with a pre-application conference with city planners as upfront code support.
Last Updated: October 2015
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city does not require plan reviews, site inspections, or performance testing as a means of compliance verification. The city does not offer upfront support for energy code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
Buffalo does not have any full time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We were unable to determine if the city requires performance testing to verify energy code compliance. The city does not offer upfront support for energy code compliance, but New York State offers training seminars, certification, and in-person training on the energy code.
Last updated: July 2021
Burlington reported a budget of $1,079,650 for the building code department in 2013. This level of spending normalizes to $998.43 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Burlington has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. The Burlington Electric Department reviews all designs upfront.
Last Updated: October 2015
Cape Coral requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to ensure code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Carrboro reported a budget of $274,000 for the building code department in 2013/2014. This level of spending normalizes to $17.62 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Carrboro has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. Carrboro does not provide upfront support to developers or owners for energy code compliance.
Last Updated: April 2014
Charleston has one full-time employee dedicated to enforcing the energy code. Charleston requires plan reviews and site inspections to ensure code compliance. The city also provides upfront support by answering questions on code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
The City of Charlotte does not have a department or division dedicated to building energy code enforcement. That work falls under Mecklenburg County’s jurisdiction. The county conducts plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We were unable to determine whether the city requires performance testing. The county provides upfront support by reviewing plans and having a help hotline that can answer questions about code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
Charlottesville reported a budget of approximately $700,000 for code enforcement in 2012. This level of spending normalizes to $10.78 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Charlottesville has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. Charlottesville provides upfront support to building owners and developers for code compliance. City staff review building permits with an eye toward energy code compliance.
Last Updated: October 2015
Chattanooga requires plan review for select building types. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city offers on-demand code compliance support through pre-submittal meetings.
Last updated: August 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. Currently, the city requires all permit applicants to have their plans reviewed by an Illinois-licensed architect or engineer and submit an energy compliance statement. For several types of work and methods of compliance, the energy conservation requirements include commissioning and post-construction testing to verify building performance. The city provides free technical support and training on the energy code through the University of Illinois’s Smart Energy Design Assistance Center.
Last updated: August 2023
The city has one contract staff member that is solely focused on energy code compliance. In compliance with the state code, Chula Vista provides plan review, inspections, and performance testing. The city offers free training and personal assistance on energy code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan review and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We were unable to determine if the city requires performance testing. The city offers consultations prior to permit issuance through its Business Development and Permit Center.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city does not require plan reviews, site inspections, and/or performance testing as a means of compliance verification; however, property owners that participate in the Cleveland Green Building Tax abatement program must have the properties verified. The city does not offer upfront support to developers or owners for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
The building code and associated Energy Conservation Code is administered by the Pikes Peak Regional Building Department, which employs over 100 people; however, we could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. Colorado Springs requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to ensure code compliance. The city provides upfront support through regularly updated materials and walk-in consultation.
Last updated: July 2021
Columbia requires plan review to verify code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Columbus employees the equivalent of two full-time employees dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. Columbus’s Building and Zoning Services staff meets with contractors, designers, and owners to review energy code compliance pathways on an as-requested basis. Free up-front support is also available through the Benchmarking Help Desk.
Last Update: September 2023
The city has two full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. To ensure compliance, Dallas requires a third-party plan review and inspection from a registered energy provider, which can include performance testing. The city requires Residential/Commercial Green Providers to attend mandatory training on the city’s Green Building Code.
Last Update: September 2023
Dayton requires plan reviews and site inspections to ensure code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Denver staffs two full-time employees who is solely dedicated to code compliance. The city has 120 plan reviewers and inspectors that are required to review (plan or inspection) a part of the 2021 IECC. Denver requires blower door tests for single-family homes, duplexes, and multifamily residential properties. The city’s commercial energy code requires building commission. Denver provides upfront support through public forums, online guidance documents, and a Green Code pilot program that offers review and feedback.
Last Update: September 2023
Des Moines requires plan reviews and site inspections to ensure code compliance. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, but not site inspections nor performance testing to verify energy code compliance. The city does not provide upfront support to developers and/or owners for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
Dubuque reported a budget of $21,832,969 for the building code department in 2012. This level of spending normalizes to $35.67 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Dubuque has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. Dubuque provides two forms of upfront code support: The Universal Design & Green Home Checklist and the Conduct Your Own Universal Design & Green Home Survey.
Last Updated: October 2013
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We were unable to determine if the city offers upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
El Paso does not staff any full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. El Paso does not require plan review, site inspection, or performance testing to verify code compliance. The city does not offer upfront support for building energy code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews to verify energy code compliance. We were unable to determine if the city offers upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
Fort Worth does not staff any full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. The city offers upfront support to building owners and/or developers at pre-development and pre-construction conferences.
Last updated: June 2021
Fresno requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Updated: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections, but not performance testing, as a means of compliance verification. The city offers upfront support for energy code compliance through the Building Inspections Department.
Last Update: September 2023
Greensboro requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to ensure code compliance. Energy efficiency requirements are included in the permit application forms and an energy efficiency certificate that includes duct testing results is also required. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. Verification of energy code compliance may occur through plan reviews. Hartford normally provides upfront support to owners and developers through walk-in consultations at the Licenses and Inspections Division, but during the pandemic it has offered much of its services and assistance remotely.
Last Update: September 2023
The city requires plan reviews and sit inspections to verify code compliance. The city does not incorporate performance testing into its compliance verification process. We could not find information on the number of full time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires third-party plan reviews and inspections of new developments, but does not require performance testing. The city has actively aimed to educate stakeholders about the building codes, for example in webinars with partners.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. Houston requires third-party review and performance testing for building energy code compliance. The city’s Code Enforcement Department provides upfront code support for all builders and developers through the Green Building Resource Center. The program offers plan reviews, cost-effective green options, and energy efficiency classes. The City of Houston offers incentive pay to internal employees who obtain certifications in Residential, Building Code, MEP, and IECC.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city does not require plan reviews, site inspections, or performance testing to verify code compliance. The city does not provide upfront support to building owners and/or developers on energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Kansas City employs the equivalent of 2 full-time employees dedicated to energy code compliance. The city requires plan reviews and performance testing to verify energy code compliance. The city does not currently offer upfront support to developers or owners.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city verifies energy code compliance through plan reviews and site inspections. The city offers upfront support through training on building certifications and energy code updates, project discussion meetings and pre-submittal conferences for builders.
Last Update: September 2023
Lakeland requires plan reviews, site inspections and performance testing to verify energy code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections and allows performance testing to verify energy code compliance. The city's Building Safety Office provides on-demand support to developers and/or owners for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
Las Vegas incorporates mandatory energy compliance verification into the plan review and third-party review and inspections. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city provides upfront support in the form of one-on-one assistance.
Last Update: September 2023
Lawrence reported a budget of $401,687 for the building code department in 2014. We did not find residential construction spending. Lawrence has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. As upfront code support, Lawrence has developed a commercial building permit design guideline which outlines the IECC 2012 in a comprehensible way.
Last Updated: October 2015
Little Rock requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Long Beach staffs two full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. Long Beach Development Services conducts plan checks and field inspections. The service also provides upfront energy code training.
Last Updated: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify energy code compliance.
The city provides upfront support to owners and developers through various training programs and provides preliminary plan check services that allow builders to meet with a plan check engineer to help them meet the Los Angeles municipal code requirements.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city verifies energy code compliance through plan reviews and site inspections. The city provides upfront support to building developers when requested, as well as through annual classes on the energy code.
Last Update: September 2023
The city verifies compliance through plan reviews and site inspections. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. Madison provides contractor training on code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
Commercial projects must submit Energy Compliance reports with permit applications. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city verifies energy code compliance through plan reviews and site inspections. The city does not provide upfront support to developers and/or owners for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city verifies compliance through plan reviews, site visits, and performance testing as required by the IECC. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify compliance. The city provides upfront support for energy code compliance by offering an ePlan review service wherein builders can ask questions and receive feedback on permits and building plans while in development. The city also offers a help desk during office hours for people to come in and discuss their plans.
Last Update: September 2023
The Department of Neighborhood Services reviews projects for energy code compliance and inspects projects. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires progress inspections to ensure energy-code compliance during development, plan reviews, and performance testing. The city provides upfront support to building owners and/or developers through on demand support and in-house meetings.
Last Update: September 2023
Montgomery County has staff solely dedicated to energy code compliance. The county requires plan reviews, inspections, and performance testing. The county also provides commercial building design consultation and assistance for developers seeking information on the energy code.
Last updated: December 2019
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan review and performance testing to verify code compliance. Nashville also requires residential building developers to use certified third parties to conduct blower door and duct blast tests. The codes department has partnered with a private company to provide training to developers, owners, tradespeople, contractors, and designers. The city also offers pre-submittal meetings with developers, architects, and owners to discuss code compliance (including energy code) on projects.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify code compliance. We could not find information regarding upfront support for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires third-party plan reviews and performance testing to verify code compliance. The City Planning Office provides in-house guidance and information regarding building code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan review, third-party site inspection, and performance testing to verify code compliance. New York City also provides upfront support on energy code compliance through training sessions and pre-permit consultations with plan reviewers. The City offers a free "Building Operator Training," which trains superintendents and staff on building energy systems and relevant laws.
Last Update: September 2023
We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. The city's code requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify compliance. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
The city employs the equivalent of 2 full time employees dedicated to energy code enforcement.. The city does require mandatory compliance verification through plan reviews and site inspections. The City of Oakland's Planning and Building Department provides many free resources online with video tutorials and automated portals to assist with code compliance. It also provides code compliance support through BayREN programs for single and multifamily units.
Last Update: September 2023
Oklahoma City does not staff any full-time employees dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city has not made plan reviews, site inspections, not performance testing part of the compliance verification process. The city does not provide upfront support for energy code compliance to building developers and/or owners.
Last updated: July 2021
Omaha requires commercial developers to submit plan reviews. The city does not provide upfront support to developers and/or owners for energy code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code.
Last updated: July 2021
The city employees one full time employees solely dedicated to energy code compliance. The city requires third-party plan review and performance testing for code compliance. The city provides opportunity to review plans prior to submission but only does so at a cost.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify code energy code compliance. The city provides plan check services and engineering office hours to help local builders comply with the energy code.
Last Update: September 2023
Park City reported a budget of $1,200,000 for the building code department in 2014. This level of spending normalizes to $54.48 per $1,000 of residential construction spending for the city. Park City has not made third-party plan review or performance testing mandatory for code compliance, nor has it established either as a voluntary code compliance option. Park City holds upfront energy code trainings for architects and contractors.
Last Updated: October 2015
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. As mandated by the 2018 IECC, performance testing is required for residential new construction. The city has partnered with its local chapter of the US Green Building Council, Green Building United, to train local developers about changes in the 2018 energy code.
Last Update: September 2023
Phoenix employees the equivalent of 8 full time employees dedicated to energy code compliance. The city performs plan reviews and inspections to ensure code compliance, but allows third-party review and inspections. Performance testing is required for residential properties per the 2018 International Residential Code. The city previously provided training workings to builders and developers as part of its participation in the 2018 IECC process, and offers free consultation services for energy code advice at the counter.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires building code officials to complete energy code training. Pittsburgh requires in-house plan reviews and inspections to ensure code compliance. The city also provides upfront support for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, inspections, and performance testing for commercial properties. Residential building owners must complete an energy efficiency checklist and receive an inspection. Portland previously provided upfront support for code compliance, but private sector entity Earth Advantage now provides support.
Last Update: September 2023
The city staffs 8 full time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews and performance testing to ensure code compliance. In 2019, the City completed a code compliance study which identified a compliance rate of 77% for commercial properties and 89% for residential. The study also provided recommendations for improvement, which the City is working towards implementing. For example, one of the recommendations was to hold a code enforcement training for inspectors. The city does not currently provide any upfront support.
Last Update: September 2023
The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify energy code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: July 2021
Raleigh does not staff any full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires performance testing, plan reviews, and field inspections to verify code compliance. Raleigh offers upfront support via preliminary plan reviews prior to submission and requires building code officials to complete energy code training
Last Update: September 2023
Reno staffs three to five full-time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city does not require plan reviews, site inspections or performance testing to verify code compliance. The city offers training on energy code compliance through ReEnergize Reno.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city allows third-party plan reviews and performance testing as a voluntary method of demonstrating code compliance. The city provides upfront support by reviewing permits and applications upon request.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The California Building Standards Code requires third-party verification of building commissioning and plan reviews. The city does not provide upfront support for energy code compliance. Building & Safety Division staff receive annual code training which includes energy code compliance to ensure plan review and inspections validate energy code compliance as required by the adopted standards.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify energy code compliance. The city does not provide upfront support for energy code compliance, but the city released a Guide to Sustainable Practices for Building Owners and Occupants.
Last Update: September 2023
Sacramento staffs the equivalent of one full time employee for energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews to verify energy code compliance. The city is developing upfront support and an ongoing engagement process to help for developers to comply with forthcoming electrification standards.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The state’s building and energy codes require plan reviews and performance testing on projects exceeding $500. The city provides upfront support for energy code compliance. The city offers suggestions to work through the codes to find the path they feel is best for their project. After that discussion, city staff work with the project’s mechanical engineer on the mechanical portion of the energy code path.
Last Update: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections as a means of compliance verification. The city does not offer upfront support for energy code compliance.
Last Update: September 2023
San Antonio's staff effort on energy code enforcement is the equivalent of five full-time employees. The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing mandatory to verify code compliance. The city provides upfront support to owners/developers via code compliance workshops and one-on-one consultations.
Last Updated: September 2023
We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. State code CalGreen 5.410.1 requires commissioning of all new nonresidential buildings greater than 10,000 square feet, and the third-party commissioning includes functional performance testing, plan review, field inspection. City staff are responsible for plan review. The city provides upfront support in the form of the preliminary review service.
Last Updated: September 2023
San Francisco requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify code compliance. This includes plan review of all energy code compliance documentation specified by CA Energy Commission. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. San Francisco offers upfront support through pre-application technical reviews. The city also invites developers and/or owners to contact the DBI Energy/Green Building/Mechanical Services office.
Last Updated: August 2023
San José enforces Title 24 code compliance through mandatory plan reviews and inspection and requires third-party verification. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. San José provides workshops and compliance trainings on the building codes including the energy efficiency requirements, as well as on-demand energy consulting.
Last Updated: August 2023
The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: March 2020
Seattle staffs five full time employees solely dedicated to energy code compliance. Seattle requires plan reviews, air barrier testing, mandatory commissioning, and site inspection to meet compliance standards. The city offers training and education on both general code compliance training and offers customized events for individual stakeholder groups. The city also provides upfront support on lighting aspects of the energy code through the Lighting Design Lab.
Last Updated: June 2021
Spokane requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. Spokane offers upfront support in the form of pre-development conferences for commercial buildings.
Last Updated: August 2023
Springfield requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance from the city. Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources administers the Mass Save Program, which offers education and training on the state’s stretch-code, as well as in-person and online support.
Last updated: August 2023
St. Louis has 160 full time employees but we were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city uses plan reviews to verify compliance with building and energy codes. The city partners with Missouri Gateway Green Building Council and Building Energy Exchange-St. Louis to provide free online and in-person training on benchmarking, building energy performance standards and energy efficiency topics.
Last Updated: August 2023
St. Petersburg requires plan reviews for residential and commercial projects. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: August 2023
We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. Stockton requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. While the state energy code requires performance testing, we were unable able to find data about how the city enforces and verifies buildings are meeting these requirements. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: June 2021
We could not find information on the number of full-time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify energy code compliance. We could not determine whether the city requires performance testing to verify energy code compliance. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: July 2021
Tampa does not require plan reviews, site inspections, or performance testing as a means of compliance verification. Tampa offers upfront support for energy code compliance through energy code workshops. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement.
Last Update: August 2023
Toledo requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: August 2023
Tucson requires plan reviews, third-party site inspection and performance testing to verify code compliance. The city also provides upfront support to owners and developers by walking-thru plan review questions and offering public code education. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement.
Last Update: August 2023
Tulsa requires permit reviews to ensure code compliance for residential and commercial new construction. We could not find information on the number of full time employees the city staffs to enforce the energy code. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last Update: July 2021
Virginia Beach does not staff any full employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews, site inspections, and performance testing to verify compliance. The city offers upfront support through training sessions on energy code compliance.
Last Updated: July 2021
The District’s Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) is responsible for regulating construction in the District, including enforcing the District’s Green Building Act, Green Construction Code, and Energy Conservation Code. DCRA requires plan reviews and inspections for projects, and also allows third-party energy review and inspection with a clear QA/QC process to ensure quality control. The project size determines if performance testing and commissioning is required to meet compliance. We were unable to determine the amount of staff effort dedicated to energy code enforcement.
The District offers upfront support to projects and developers, including on code compliance, solar, and NZE construction, through webinars, online resources, and a Green Building Professional Seminar Series hosted in partnership with the Department of Energy & Environment. The District supported the launch of the Building Innovation Hub which helps building owners and professionals create and operate high-performance buildings. The Hub provides resources and connections to help building owners, operators, designers, contractors, and tenants improve their buildings. Additionally, an Energy and Green Worksheet has been created to guide designers through the plan development process. As with other trainings, on-demand video training is provided for the new worksheets.
Last Updated: August 2023
The city has not adopted an energy code and therefore has no enforcement policies.
Last updated: June 2021
Winston-Salem does not have any full time staff solely dedicated to building energy code enforcement. The city requires plan reviews and site inspections to verify code compliance. We could not find information regarding upfront support for code compliance.
Last updated: June 2021
Worcester does not have any full time employees solely dedicated to energy code enforcement. The city does not require plan reviews, site inspections, nor performance testing as a means of compliance verification. The city does not offer upfront support for energy code compliance. Massachusetts’s Department of Energy Resources administers the Mass Save Program, which offers education and training on the state’s stretch-code, as well as in-person and online support.
Last Updated: August 2021