In August Illinois made into law IECC 2009. Furthermore, they have expanded it to ALL structures (read residential) and removed Home Rule from the local governments regarding this issue.
Beside being 16% more stringent, there is a new contractor certification form that requires the contractor to sign off that he installed devices per plan!
I have been talking to some code officials this week. They are looking into adopting the new code new code and may eventually be requiring it.
They are missing the clause that it is mandatory state wide code effective now.
It really makes me look bad when I tell a client that it is a requirement and then, based on price and scope, they go to another less reputable firm who says it is not required and the city lets it go.
Illinois new Energy Law...
In August Illinois made into law IECC 2009. Furthermore, they have expanded it to ALL structures (read residential) and removed Home Rule from the local governments regarding this issue.
Beside being 16% more stringent, there is a new contractor certification form that requires the contractor to sign off that he installed devices per plan!
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/fulltext.asp?Name=096-0778&print=true&write=
COOL!
Yeah, I found that out too....very nice
Residential requirements went live as of Jan 29th 2010!
And it's been fun ever since then.
I have been talking to some code officials this week. They are looking into adopting the new code new code and may eventually be requiring it.
They are missing the clause that it is mandatory state wide code effective now.
It really makes me look bad when I tell a client that it is a requirement and then, based on price and scope, they go to another less reputable firm who says it is not required and the city lets it go.
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Is it true that wood burning fireplaces became illeagal Jan 1st 2010? Nobody seems to know but a lot of people said they heard the smae thing.
Don't know. Need to check that out.
oh, yikes, dsc_arch, that's not fun. Unsurprising though (re: ignorant code officials). was that in Chicago?
No in about three different places north of the city.
We have lost three deals this month over this too.
i am for a state building code with STATE inspectors.
Also worse inspectors I have ever had were licensed architects. Go figure.
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