MBMA Provides Unique Training to Improve Energy Code Knowledge
Posted
02/14/2012
Over 70 people attended An Energy Code Compliance Toolkit for
Metal Building Systems, a unique program developed by the Metal
Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA). The program was held in
Irving, Texas on January 16 and 17.
"Because the Department of Energy is pushing for greater
compliance and more and more regulations are being enacted
coast-to-coast, changes are happening rapidly," says Charles
Praeger, assistant general manager of MBMA. "Change orders and
permit denials cost time and money. They can make or break the
success of a building project. Those who don't know the codes can
make big mistakes that waste customer resources and potentially
bring frustration and embarrassment to a business."
The primary focus of the training involved practical application
of COMcheck, a U.S. Department of Energy software product designed
to streamline the energy code compliance and approval process. It
addresses the enforceable provisions in commercial building energy
codes. (These codes include: IECC: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 and
2009 and ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1: 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2010, as
well as various state-developed energy codes.)