83 Ordinal
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Building energy code affordability
2026-05-04 Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes; Request for information
EERE-2026-BT-BC-0034-0001RFI
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Last activity Aug 2, 2026
Deadline
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Closes Aug 4, 2026
Net supportiSupport minus oppose · campaigns included
+36%
+36% excluding campaigns
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- Title
- 2026-05-04 Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes; Request for information
Building energy codes have significantly increased the costs of building a home and extended average consumer payback periods. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has prioritized affordability in housing and new construction across the U.S., including taking swift action via building codes to lower construction costs and deliver greater value to American households and businesses. As part of this effort, DOE is seeking input on its methodology for assessing consumer impacts associated with residential and commercial building energy codes, toward the objective of ensuring transparency in building energy code evaluations. As directed by statute, DOE conducts technical analysis to quantify consumer cost increases associated with building energy codes, as well as the related savings. DOE requests feedback on its analysis methodology, data sources, and assumptions. In addition, DOE welcomes a critical examination of how to broadly reduce the cost of new construction and reduce regulatory burden to improve housing affordability and consumer choice.
- Posted
- May 4, 2026
- Comment period
- May 4, 2026 – Aug 4, 2026
- FR Doc
- 2026-08646
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Analyzed 80 of 103 comments
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+36%
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Business
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Individual
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Trade association
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Advocacy
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| Organization | Building energy code affordability | Antitrust concerns | Conflict of interest | Digital verification systems | Total cost of ownership |
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83 Ordinal BusinessSupport 83 Ordinal LLC, an engineering and agritech-focused organization, supports the DOE's effort to improve transparency and | · | · | · | · | |
Legacy Roots Housing Initiative LLC & LRIG BusinessSupport Legacy Roots Housing Initiative LLC (LRHI), a modular housing developer, supports the DOE's efforts to prioritize housin | · | · | · | · | |
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) Trade associationSupport The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA) supports the DOE's efforts to improve building energy co | · | · | · | ||
Persistence Analytics Group LLC BusinessSupport Persistence Analytics Group LLC supports the DOE's initiative to improve the methodology for assessing building energy c | · | · | · | · | |
TeraSun IP Holding, LLC and TeraSun Systems, LLC BusinessSupport Kenneth R. | · | · | · | · | |
Tiny House Alliance USA AdvocacySupport The Tiny House Alliance USA, represented by its president, requests that the DOE and DOJ investigate the "ICC-RESNET Int | · | · | · |
Legacy Roots Housing Initiative LLC & LRIG
BusinessSupport
Building energy code affordability
North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA)
Trade associationSupport
Building energy code affordability
Total cost of ownership
Persistence Analytics Group LLC
BusinessSupport
Building energy code affordability
TeraSun IP Holding, LLC and TeraSun Systems, LLC
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Digital verification systems
Tiny House Alliance USA
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Antitrust concerns
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- Jul 5, 2026Tiny House Alliance USASupportAdvocacy📎 Attachment
The Tiny House Alliance USA, represented by Janet Thome, supports the DOE's action to assess and improve methodologies for building energy codes to ensure transparency and affordability. The commenter argues that the International Code Council (ICC) is overreaching by creating private standards that conflict with federal preemption laws and create regulatory hurdles for tiny houses.
Read comment → - Jul 1, 2026Tiny House Alliance usaOtherAdvocacy📎 Attachment
Janet Thome, representing the Tiny House Alliance USA, provides a detailed technical argument regarding federal preemption and the classification of tiny houses on wheels. The comment focuses on the interplay between HUD, NHTSA, and ICC standards rather than directly addressing the DOE's methodology for assessing building energy code affordability.
Read comment → - Jul 3, 2026STEVEN LEFLERSupportIndividual📎 Attachment
The commenter advocates for the use of tiny houses and factory-built housing as viable, energy-efficient, and affordable alternatives to traditional site-built construction. They argue that these models can address housing shortages for low-income individuals and provide a more efficient building process with lower costs and reduced regulatory burdens.
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