It's time to update Michigan's outdated building codes

To "make it" here in Michigan we need homes and buildings that reduce energy burden and lower energy bills.

Updating Michigan’s building energy codes to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code will do just that. Adopting the 2021 IECC is cost-effective and is expected to save people more than $4,500 over 30 years and reduce annual energy costs by over $325 per year.

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) is a bipartisan legislative committee that can act right now to pass the 2021 codes and bring Michigan into compliance. Tell them to take action before it's too late!

To "make it" here in Michigan we need homes and buildings that reduce energy burden and lower energy bills.

Updating Michigan’s building energy codes to the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code will do just that. Adopting the 2021 IECC is cost-effective and is expected to save people more than $4,500 over 30 years and reduce annual energy costs by over $325 per year.

The Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) is a bipartisan legislative committee that can act right now to pass the 2021 codes and bring Michigan into compliance. Tell them to take action before it's too late!

Tell Michigan lawmakers: It's time to update our outdated building codes

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I am writing as a concerned resident of Michigan to express my strong support for updating Michigan's outdated building codes - a move that would help lower energy burden, reduce the cost of Michiganders' energy bills, and create new energy jobs.

Michigan is currently operating off of outdated 2015 energy codes for building new construction. Michigan statute states that the codes must be updated at least every six years, meaning that we are currently out of compliance with this law. We should be working to adopt the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for both residential and commercial construction as swiftly as possible to move back into compliance.

Updating Michigan’s building energy codes will save Michiganders money and lower energy bills. As a recent US Department of Energy (DOE) analysis shows, adopting the 2021 IECC is cost-effective and is expected to save people more than $4,500 over 30 years and reduce annual energy costs by over $325 per year. Energy efficiency measures, especially deep energy efficiency to address the building’s shell, are the best way to save residents money on their utility bills and are an essential element of housing affordability.

Adopting new energy codes is also good for business. According to the same US DOE study, adoption of the 2021 residential code in Michigan is expected to add 257 construction-related jobs in the first year of adoption and over 6,000 jobs in the next 30 years. Adoption of the 2021 commercial code in Michigan is expected to add 187 construction-related jobs in the first year of adoption and over 5,800  jobs in the next 30 years.

Along with reducing utility bills and creating jobs, these new energy codes will also help us reach the emissions reductions goals set in the MI Healthy Climate Plan. The amount of CO2 reductions in the first year alone would be equivalent to removing the entire greenhouse gas emissions of over 3,200 Michigan homes.

Updating Michigan’s building codes would be a huge win for the climate, for clean energy jobs, and for the people of Michigan who are paying high costs for energy in their homes. I strongly urge you to vote yes on adopting the 2021 IECC building codes ruleset.

Thank you.

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