Texas Administrative Code
Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chapter 21 - MINIMUM ENERGY EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES
Section 21.4 - New Construction and Reconstruction Activities

Universal Citation: 10 TX Admin Code § 21.4

Current through Reg. 49, No. 52; December 27, 2024

(a) Single family residential dwellings, as defined in §388.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, that are newly constructed or reconstructed shall comply with the more stringent of §388 of the Health and Safety Code (Texas Building Energy Performance Standards), or the standards adopted by the local jurisdiction.

(b) Effective September 1, 2016, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (Chapter 11) as the state-mandated energy code for all residential construction, which includes one- and two-family residences of three stories or less above grade.

(c) For federally-funded single family residential dwellings for which funds are committed on or after November 28, 2024, and that are covered under FR-6271-N-03 (inclusive of the HOME program, but excluding CDBG) housing must comply with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); or must comply with a federally approved alternative compliance pathway.

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