For residential construction, the DCED has the authority to conduct energy inspections of residential properties. The homeowner may use the inspection report to require the builder to achieve compliance. For nonresidential construction, an architect or engineer must sign a compliance statement stating that the building complies with the energy code. No follow-up energy inspections are conducted. The Building Energy Conservation Act divides the responsibility for administering Act 222 between the DCED for residential construction and the DLI for commercial construction.
Local governments can enforce the residential regulations if they choose.
The residential standards have been revised three times since the Building Energy Conservation Act was enacted, the last time in 1986. The commercial standards were updated once in 1983. The Pennsylvania Energy Office, which was given certain support responsibilities in Act 222, was dissolved as of June 30, 1995. International, National Building Code as the statewide building code with the energy provisions being those given in Act 222. A revised building code bill was presented to the house local government committee in May 1996.