Arizona
Building Energy Codes
As a home rule state, mandatory building energy
codes are adopted and enforced on a local level. As of June 2007, 21 communities
in Arizona have adopted some form of the International Energy Conservation Code;
visit the website of the International Code Council at
www.iccsafe.org for up-to-date
jurisdictional adoption information.
In 2001, Arizona enacted legislation encouraging local governments to
voluntarily adopt the 2000 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for
residential construction and ASHRAE Standard 90.1-1999 for commercial
construction. The state does require that its own buildings comply with ASHRAE
Standard 90.1-1999, the most recent and model standard for energy efficiency in
commercial buildings. In addition, legislation adopted in 2003 requires state
agencies and universities to achieve a 10% reduction in energy use per unit of
floor area by 2008, and a 15% reduction by 2011.
In 2004, Phoenix adopted the 2004 IECC Supplement, its first building energy
code. It has since updated to the 2006 IECC.
The city of Tucson has adopted the 2003 IECC for residential and commercial
construction. In addition, since 1998 it has implemented a Sustainable Energy
Standard for city-owned and financed residential, multi-family, and commercial
buildings. The standard is based on an energy code that was developed for the
Community of Civano. Over the years the Sustainable Energy Standard has evolved,
and in 2006, the Tucson city council updated it to equal compliance with the
USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification.
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