WASHINGTON, June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The International
Code Council, the developer of the most widely used and highly
regarded set of building safety codes and standards in the world,
announced the committee members for the development of its 2024
International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). As part of the new
process outlined within the Code Council's energy efficiency and
greenhouse gas reduction framework, Leading the Way to Energy
Efficiency: A Path Forward on Energy and Sustainability to Confront
a Changing Climate, the Code Council Board of Directors has
appointed 48 members to its Residential Energy Code Consensus
Committee and 45 members to its Commercial Energy Code Consensus
Committee, one-third of which are governmental regulators.
The committee appointees represent a wide array of experience in
building types and energy efficiency strategies, as well as racial,
gender and socio-economic diversity, composing balanced committees
that represent a multitude of stakeholder interests. Each committee
member was chosen based on their qualifications, interest category,
past participation in the codes and standards development process,
geography and organization size.
For the 2024 development process, the Code Council is pleased to
announce the following committee Chairs and Vice Chairs. See the
full list of appointments.
Duane Jonlin, Energy Code & Conservation Advisor,
Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections, Chair of the
Commercial Energy Code Consensus Committee. Jonlin previously
served as a member of the Washington
State Building Code Council, ICC Zero Carbon Task Force,
IECC Commercial Energy Committee, and is currently a voting member
of ASHRAE SSPC 90.1. Since 2012, Jonlin has been closely
involved in the development of each new edition of the Seattle
Energy Code, building upon development of the Washington State Energy Code.
Emily Hoffman, Director of
Energy Code Compliance, New York City Department of Buildings, Vice
Chair of the Commercial Energy Code Consensus Committee.
Hoffman has served as a member of the
IECC Commercial Code Development Committee, NYC Energy Code
Advisory Committee, NYSERDA Stretch Energy Code Committee, and
currently serves on the ASHRAE Standard 90.1 Energy Cost
Budget Subcommittee. Hoffman received the AEE Energy
Professional Development Regional Award 2020 and Local Award in
2019 and NYC Climate Hero in 2020.
JC Hudgison, Chief Building Official, Tampa, Florida, Chair of the Residential
Energy Code Consensus Committee. Hudgison is an active member of
the ICC Emerging Leaders Membership Council Governing Committee and
Building Officials Association of Florida Suncoast Chapter.
Hudgison has over 13 years of experience in the fields of
architecture, building code, construction, and construction
management. Hudgison previously served as a member on the AIA
Georgia Board and Building Officials Association of Georgia.
Bridget Herring, Energy
Program Coordinator, Asheville, North
Carolina, Vice Chair of the Residential Energy Code
Consensus Committee. Herring has previous experience as a
member of the ICC Residential Energy Development Committee, NC
Building Code Council, and NC Energy Efficiency Roadmap Steering
Committee. Herring is also a NC certified continuing education
instructor for building codes and a RESNET HERS Rater. Herring is a
staff liaison for the City of Asheville Sustainability Advisory
Committee on Energy and the Environment as well as the Energy
Innovation Task Force, and manages the city's energy efficiency and
renewable energy projects.
Robin Yochum, Energy
Program Manager, Nevada Governor's
Energy Office, Vice Chair of the Residential Energy Code Consensus
Committee. Yochum serves as an active member of the ICC
Building Membership Council and its Raise the Profile
Subcommittee and Community Best Practices &
Innovation Subcommittee, ICC Sustainability Membership
Council Zero Carbon Buildings Subcommittee, and Nevada Energy
Code Collaborative. Yochum led the technical group who drafted the
policy analysis section of the first ever Nevada Climate Strategy,
which focused on the built environment including energy codes,
appliance standards, energy labeling and ozone depleting substance
alternatives.
"As more emphasis is placed on addressing the impact of our
changing climate, building codes like the IECC remain a critical
component in achieving energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse
gases," said Dominic Sims, CBO,
Chief Executive Officer of the Code Council. "Through the new
framework and IECC development process, all committed parties –
from energy advocates to government officials and building safety
professionals – will collaboratively determine the provisions of
future editions to meet the sustainability and resiliency needs of
all communities. Reducing carbon emissions through building
operations under the IECC is just the first step in the Code
Council's effort to reduce the carbon impacts of other stages in
the building process."
The Code Council remains committed to assisting communities in
meeting their energy efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction
priorities. According to a preliminary analysis released by
the Department of Energy, the residential provisions of the 2021
edition of the IECC are 9.38 percent more efficient than the 2018
edition and reduce GHG emissions by 8.66 percent. Through the
development committees, each future edition of the IECC, including
the 2024 edition, will build on prior successes allowing the IECC
to remain a strong avenue for communities to reach their energy
efficiency and sustainability goals globally – with a commitment to
providing communities with the tools necessary to achieve zero
energy now and by 2030.
The next step in the development of the 2024 IECC is the
solicitation of code change proposals for consideration by the
committees. Code change proposals related to the 2021 IECC can be
submitted online beginning in mid-July
2021 through October 12,
2021.
To learn more about the Code Council's energy activities
visit www.iccsafe.org/energy.
About the International Code Council
The International Code Council is the leading global
source of model codes and standards and building safety solutions.
Code Council codes, standards and solutions are used to ensure
safe, affordable and sustainable communities and buildings
worldwide.
View original content to download
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/international-code-council-appoints-committees-to-lead-energy-code-development-301317346.html
SOURCE International Code Council