City of El Paso - Residential and Commercial Green Building Requirements

December 12, 2024

Summary

In September 2012, the City of El Paso adopted the Alternative Energy Conservation Code for residential and commercial buildings based on the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). (The energy conservation code of the City was the 2009 IECC.)

In May 2016, the City of El Paso adopted the 2015 IECC as the Energy Conservation Code of the city. In August 2023, the city adopted the 2021 IECC.

View the code of ordinances for latest changes and updates.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector:	Local
Category:	Regulatory Policy
State:	Texas
Incentive Type:	Building Energy Code
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Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Residential Code:	2021 IECC
Commercial Code:	2021 IECC

Authorities

Name:	Code of Ordinances § 18.70
Date Enacted:	07/31/2012
Effective Date:	09/01/2012

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Code of Ordinances § 18.80

Name:	City Ordinance No. 019528
Date Enacted:	08/01/2023

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.