MBMA Provides Unique Training to Improve Energy Code Knowledge

by Jonathan McGaha | 13 February 2012 12:00 am

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.)

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