November 5-6, 2014 - Denver, CO

Workshop Summary

On November 5 and 6, 2014, regional and national energy efficiency professionals gathered in Denver, Colorado to discuss the world of energy codes and how they impact and advance energy savings in the Southwest.  This was SWEEP’s first biennial codes conference for the Southwest region of the U.S. Participants from five of the six Southwest states were in attendance as were experts in energy codes as far as Portland, OR and Washington, DC.  Participants learned about the newest energy code, the 2015 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2013, and opportunities to improve code adoption and code compliance. 

This new conference serves the Southwest states by focusing on the challenges and opportunities present in this diverse climate region of the county.  The 1.5 day event provided a rounded mix of energy code topics for state energy office staff, utilities, design professionals, energy code trainers, HERS Providers, and more.  The 2014 conference featured 24 dynamic and concise presentations on energy codes.  The workshop was sponsored by the American Chemistry Council and the North American Insulation Manufactures Association with additional funding from SWEEP program funders of the energy codes program.

Below you will find links to workshop materials and all presentations. For additional information about the workshop, please contact Lauren Smith atLSmith@swenergy.org or Jim Meyers at JMeyers@swenergy.org.

Materials List

• Workshop Agenda
• Speaker/Presenter Bios

Workshop Presentations

• Welcome and Conference Review 
  Jim Meyers, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

• The 2015 IECC: What’s Coming Down the Road 
  Shaunna Mozingo, Colorado Code Consulting

• The 2015 IECC: What’s Coming Down the Road
  Jim Edelson, New Buildings Institute

• ASHRAE 90.1-2013
  Sean Beilman, BCER Engineering

• This is How We Do It: Getting to 3 ACH and Other 2012 Requirements in CZ5 
  Robby Schwarz, EnergyLogic 
  Shaunna Mozingo, Colorado Code Consulting

• Challenges of a 6-Year Code Cycle 
  Dave Nichols, International Code Council
  Brent Ursenbach, Salt Lake County 

• Section 111(d) and Energy Codes
  Ann Livingston, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

• Commercial Compliance and the City Energy Project
  Kevin Emerson, Utah Clean Energy

• Commercial Compliance and the City Energy Project
  Nigel Makela, Britt/Makela Group

• Commercial Building Designers and the Code 
  Paul Karrer, American Institute of Architects 

• Commercial Building Designers and the Code
  Nate Huyler, Humphries Poli Architects

• Simple Commercial Buildings 
  Nigel Makela, Britt/Makela Group

• Communicating the Benefits of Energy Codes 
  Sharon Bonesteel, Salt River Project
  

• Communicating the Benefits of Energy Codes
  Maria Ellingson, Building Codes Assistance Project

• Net Zero Energy: Are Codes Really Driving this Goal? 
  Jim Edelson, New Buildings Institute

• Net Zero Energy: Are Codes Really Driving this Goal? 
  Rich Franz-Under, Pima County

• Utility Code Programs    
  Chris Baggett, Arizona Public Service

• Utility Code Programs
  Sharon Bonesteel, Salt River Project

• The Collision of ENERGY STAR New Homes and the 2012 IECC 
  Robby Schwarz, EnergyLogic
  Gregory, Environmental Protection Agency
  Gil Rossmiller, Town of Parker

• Commercial Construction in the Southwest 
  Lauren Smith, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project

• Business Case for Energy Efficiency and Deep Energy Retrofits 
  Doug Miller, Rocky Mountain Institute
  Mike Bendewald, Rocky Mountain Institute