Wisconsin State Snapshot

WISCONSIN CURRENT CODE

Residential: COMM 22 of the state-developed Uniform Dwelling Code (UDC) is applicable to 1 & 2 family dwellings and incorporates the 2006 IECC with state amendments. Multi-family dwellings must comply with the 2000 IECC

Commercial: 2006 IECC DEMOGRAPHICS Population: 5,627,967 Total Housing Units: 2,386,848 ENERGY CONSUMPTION Residential Sector: 400.1 Trillion BTU Commercial Sector: 344.8 Trillion BTU 66% of Wisconsin’s natural gas supply is consumed for heating the home. Coal supplies two thirds of Wisconsin’s electricity generation. Residential use of natural gas costs $9.46 per thousand cubic ft. CODE CHANGE CYCLE Codes are updated on an ongoing basis.

Wisconsin will receive $55.4 Million from the federal government if the state adopts the latest energy codes:  IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation Code)  ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers) Accumulated residential sector savings for 2009 to 2020, would be:  4.7 trillion Btu of energy  305 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to annual greenhouse gas emissions from 55,861 passenger vehicles)  $43 million  $43 million could pay more than the full undergraduate tuition for current students at the private universities in Wisconsin FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:

In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1 billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to receive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will implement energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the benefits of an efficient building sector. CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory process: The code is adopted by the Department of Commerce after a code development and public hearing process. The state code provisions are first developed within the Department of Commerce’s Office of Codes and Applications, which is part of the Safety and Buildings Division. Modifications to the code are developed in accordance with Chapter 227 of the Wisconsin Statutes. For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org) or Nick Zigelbaum ([email protected])

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