MARYLAND

CURRENT CODE
Maryland will receive $51.7 Million from the federal gov-
ernment if the state adopts the latest energy codes:
 IECC 2009 (International Energy Conservation
Residential: Code)
2006 IECC
 ASHRAE 90.1 2007 (American Society of Heating
Commercial:
2006 IECC Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers)
DEMOGRAPHICS
Population: 5,633,597 Accumulated residential sector savings, 2009 to 2030,
would be:
Total Housing Units:  7.8 trillion Btu of energy
2,197,126
 543 thousand metric tons of CO2 (Equivalent to an-
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION
nual greenhouse gases for 99,451 passenger vehicles)
 $85 million
Residential Sector:  $85 million would more than pay the full under-
399.9 Trillion BTU graduate tuition of current students at private univer-
Commercial Sector: sities in Maryland.
402.4 Trillion BTU

46% of the state’s natural

gas supply is used for heat- FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES:
ing the home. In February 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocated $3.1
billion for U.S. Department of Energy’s State Energy Program (SEP) to assist
Natural gas is the largest states with building energy efficiency efforts. As one of the requirements to re-
consumed source of energy ceive SEP grants, state governors must certify to DOE that their state will imple-
for the state’s residential
ment energy codes of equal or greater stringency than the latest national model
sector.
codes (currently IECC 2009 and Standard 90.1-2007). Thus, it is in the state’s
Residential use of natural best economic interests to adopt these standards statewide and begin enjoying the
gas in Maryland costs up to benefits of an efficient building sector.
$14.29/thousand cu ft., ex-
ceeding the national aver- CODE ADOPTION AND CHANGE PROCESS: Regulatory: The Department
age.
of Housing and Community Development adopts the latest iteration of the Inter-
CODE CHANGE CYCLE national Building Code (IBC), including energy efficiency chapters, within 12
Codes are usually reviewed months of its promulgation.
every three years with the
publication of the new edi- For more information please consult the Building Codes Assistance Project (www.bcap-energy.org)
or Nick Zigelbaum (nzigelbaum@nrdc.org)
tions of the model code.

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