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EmailIdaho city considers making energy-efficient home guidelines mandatory
Program calls for at least 10 percent improvement above International Building Code
The city of Hailey, Idaho, is considering making mandatory its two-year-old voluntary Build Better program that provides extensive guidelines for building more energy-efficient homes. The program calls for at least a 10 percent improvement in energy efficiency above the 2009 International Building Code requirements. The city council decided not to include remodels or additions in a proposed new ordinance.
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