COMMERCIAL
This full-day session will provide attendees with an informative overview of the commercial provisions of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code, which are set to go into effect in Utah July 1, 2010, as well as some best practice approaches for meeting code requirements.

Topics covered include: Major differences between the 2006 to the 2009 IECC, scope and application of the code, envelope, lighting and mechanical requirements, alternative methods of compliance and an overview of the compliance software COMcheck.

Sessions are designed to deliver clear information to help the attendee understand code compliance rationale and compliance tools. Discussions on code provisions and application approaches are encouraged and facilitated by the instructor.

INSTRUCTOR
Ken Baker has worked with building efficiency since 1978 and codes and standards since 1986. He is an experienced instructor on the provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code and has provided IECC education in Idaho, Montana, Texas, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada and Iowa. A former builder and energy program specialist, he is very experienced in the on-the-ground science of how buildings work and has coordinated and presented hundreds of sessions on building efficiency and high performance building design strategies. In 2009 he worked with a New Buildings Institute team to develop the 2012 commercial building proposal that the International Code Council is currently considering for adoption.

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