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## United States Department of Energy Building Energy Codes Program (BECP) Activities Framework

Vision A United States in which buildings use the minimum amount of energy required for occupant activities
and comfort.

Mission Support the building energy code and standard development, adoption, implementation and enforcement process es to achieve the maximum practicable

, cost

- effective improvements in energy efficiency while providing safe, healthy buildings for occupants

.

Strategies BECP will always fulfill its statutory obligation s to provide determinations of the national model code s and conduct required rulemakings. In addition, BECP may engage in any or all of the following, as appropriate. BECP strives to always take an objective perspective, basing its activities and
recommendations on publicly available analyses whenever possible. BECP activities are intended to catalyze larger change in the market; it recognizes that it does not have sufficient resources to provide everything needed to achieve its mission.

Empower BECP and others who seek to improv e energy codes by:

 Conducting an d disseminating research, t echnical and economic analys e s , and related data

 Creating, updating and maintaining t ools and materials

 Developing cost effective, technically evaluated code change proposals

 Establishing the value of energy codes among all stakeholders, including consumers

 Ensuring coordination of energy codes with other building codes

Establish a leadership position and e ncourage sharing of i nformation by convening forums for discussing :

 State and local government activities to adopt and enforce energy codes

 Technical and economic analysis methodologies

 Best practices on adoption and compliance and supporting resources

 Code development p roposals

 The relationship of energy codes to other building codes to ensure consistency and avoid unintended health or safety problem s.

 The future evolution of all aspects of energy codes

Participate in processes and forums in which:

 Energy code s are developed , discussed or approved

 B E CP can provide information of benefit to others in advancing energy codes

 BECP can learn from others about more effective ways to achieve its mission

Ensure intended energy savings by:

 Support ing state and national education, training and outreach activities

, including tools and support materials, intended to increase compliance rates

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 Creating methodologies to measure compliance and associated savings and provide scientifically defensible results

 Conduct ing compliance and energy savings measurement studies

BECP will always p rioritize its activities to maximize its impact given available budget and resources. This

means it may not undertake some activities even when they would benefit the program and mission

.

BECP does NOT:

 Create or enforce energy codes

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 Support activities that weaken energy codes or otherwise conflict with its mission to improve energy codes

.

 Undertake initiatives that conflict with federal regulatory activities.

 Provide analysis for third

- party proposals except at BECP’s discretion when doing so directly supports BECP’s own program goals.