Seminars to Highlight Energy Efficiency

 in Building Codes

The V. I. Energy Office urges architects, drafters, contractors and others to attend the Department of Planning and Natural Resources' Division of Building Permits training seminars during the week of January 30-February 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The free seminars will be held at the UVI CELL Center on St. Thomas and at the UVI Extension Service on St. Croix.

The seminars, presented in collaboration with the International Code Council (ICC), emphasize reduced energy consumption and cost.

The knowledge presented will assist home owners and business to look at how their facilities are run.  They may find that significant energy cost savings can be achieved through proper installation and maintenance of mechanical systems and physical components of the home.  Specific questions answered include:

•      How to apply International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) requirements to real-world situations
•     The purpose, criteria and basis for the energy code compliance
•        How to meet plan review documentation and recordkeeping requirements
•      How to identify essential code components for energy-efficient thermal envelopes, mechanical design principles, and electrical power and lighting systems
•       How to identify borderline scenarios as compliant or noncompliant
•      How to acquire certification through energy conservation examinations

The IECC is one of the International series of codes adopted by the 25^th Legislature of the U.S Virgin Islands pursuant to Act No. 6697.  This code sets minimum energy efficiency requirements for designing, constructing and renovating buildings.