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With the 2012 IECC starting to be adopted, will builders opt for code-built instead of Energy Star qualified?
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Smart people in the home-building industry have a saying about codes: _A code-built house is the worst house allowed by law._ The implication behind that statement is that if all you're doing is meeting the code, you're probably short-changing the people who will live in the house. The folks at the International Code Council (ICC) are doing their best to make sure that that barely-legal house _is_ worth living in.
[1]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/energy-star-high-performance-home-2012-iecc-energy-code.jpg (Energy Star new home)
[2]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/building-science/efficiency-programs-struggle-stay-ahead-energy-codes
[3]: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/blog-river/energy-star-version-3-thermal-enclosure-checklist-hers-rater-training_0.jpg (2012 IECC requires more insulation)
URL: http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/building-science/efficiency-programs-struggle-stay-ahead-energy-codes
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