Energy Codes

Energy Code Resources

EcoAction Partners is facilitating a regional cohort across San Miguel, Ouray and San Juan counties to support collaborative discussion and implementation support for the state's building energy code requirements.  Regional building code consistency, with varying amendments as appropriate for each jurisdiction, has proven beneficial to the regional building community and for enforcement over the years. This work is funded by the Energy Code Adoption and Enforcement Grant Program, from the Colorado Energy Office, and supported by Lotus Engineering & Sustainability and NORESCO.

Upcoming Workshops:

• Low Energy & Carbon Code Training: Winter 2026

  • Who: Whole building contractor community

  • What: LECC & Regional Amendments Training

Past Workshops & Webinars:

CEO Wednesday Webinars: Webinar Recordings

2025 Workshops:

• Mechanical Systems & Heat Pumps Roundtable: February 18

  • Watch the recording and see presentation slides

• Cold Climate Building Science and Energy Code Workshop: May 14 & 15

  • Watch the recordings and see presentation slides

• Building Codes 101: October 2

  • Public Event, non-technical

  • Watch the recording (30 min)

• Mechanical Systems & Ventilation Roundtable: October 14

  • Watch the recording

• Electrification Workshop: November 11

  • Watch the recordings and see presentation slides

Homeowner Resources

• Heat pumps (13 min)

• What does an all electric home look like? (70 min)

• Electrification Case Studies, Colorado

Contractor Resources

• CEO: Building Energy Codes Training Recordings

• Colorado’s Building Energy Codes and Toolkit

  • Energy Code Adoption Toolkit - organized by contractor type

• Colorado Codes Helpline

• IECC 2024 vs. The Colorado Model Electric Ready & Solar Ready Code

• Code comparison – section by section – IECC 2009 to 2024

  • Residential spreadsheet

  • Commercial spreadsheet

• Colorado Low Energy & Carbon Code (LECC) Regional SEB Cohort Amendment Menu

• Electrification Case Studies, Colorado

• Does my project require a blower door test?

• Checklists:

Have questions? Contact kendra@ecoactionpartners.org