As hundreds of federal energy regulators, building-code industry experts and energy-efficiency company representatives kick off the National Conference on Energy Codes, local energy-efficiency advocates are spotlighting Utah's own outdated building codes.

"There's definitely an irony there that Salt Lake City was chosen to be the location and here we are debating whether or not to adopt energy codes that are two years old," Kevin Emerson, a policy analyst for Utah Clean Energy, said while attending the first day of a three-day conference at the Marriott City Center hotel. Emerson said many Utah families could benefit from higher homebuilding code standards, which would require Utah homebuilders to use the latest in energy-efficient materials.

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