Green Housing
Public Is Slow to Embrace Green Housing
Source: realtor.org
According to Aleisha Khan, executive director of the Building Codes Assistance project, claims that states are reluctant to adopt the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC).
Kahn says states are legally required to at least consider the IECC, but there is no requirement for adoption. Some states, like Alabama, have completely refused to even bring the code before their legislature. Khan calls the plethora of energy regulations “a mess.”