Board completes final votes on Low Energy and Carbon Code; most amendments approved, several fail

May 28, 2025

At a May meeting to finalize the Low Energy and Carbon Code, the board approved the 2024 IECC as the base and passed the majority of commercial and residential amendments after sequential votes on 44+ voting blocks; several provisions failed after debate, and the board clarified the statutory two‑thirds approval threshold.

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The Low Energy and Carbon Code board met remotely May 20 to continue final voting on the draft code, approving the 2024 IECC as the base and advancing most of the commercial and residential amendments after sequential votes on more than 40 numbered voting blocks.

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