Notice2021-12423
DOE-Hosted Workshop on the Future of Building Energy Codes
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Published
June 14, 2021
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Energy Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Building Technologies Office will host a stakeholder workshop to explore the future of building energy codes. The purpose of the workshop is to highlight leading advancements in energy codes, bringing together key stakeholders from across the design and construction industry to discuss recent code updates, upcoming trends, as well as opportunities and challenges facing code implementation. This two-part public workshop will be held in a virtual format on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and Thursday, June 24, 2021. Advanced registration is required.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 31491]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12423]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
[EERE-2021-BT-BC-0013]
DOE-Hosted Workshop on the Future of Building Energy Codes
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of virtual stakeholder workshop.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Building Technologies
Office will host a stakeholder workshop to explore the future of
building energy codes. The purpose of the workshop is to highlight
leading advancements in energy codes, bringing together key
stakeholders from across the design and construction industry to
discuss recent code updates, upcoming trends, as well as opportunities
and challenges facing code implementation. This two-part public
workshop will be held in a virtual format on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and
Thursday, June 24, 2021. Advanced registration is required.
DATES: The Future of Energy Codes Workshop will be held in a virtual
format on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 (Part 1), and Thursday, June 24, 2021
(Part 2). DOE will accept written comments in response to topics
presented during the Workshop. Comments are requested no later than
July 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES: The virtual workshop registration is currently available at:
<a href="https://www.energycodes.gov/future-of-codes-workshop">https://www.energycodes.gov/future-of-codes-workshop</a>. Once registered,
an email with call-in and webinar login information will be sent to the
registrant. Any comments submitted must identify the Notice for the
``Future of Energy Codes Workshop,'' and provide docket number EERE-
2021-BT-BC-0013. Comments may be submitted by using either of the
following methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2021-BT-BC-0013">https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EERE-2021-BT-BC-0013</a>. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
2. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7416011d18101d1a13111a1106130d171b101107031b061f071c1b04464446453637444445473411115a101b115a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a382f33363e33343d3f343f283d2339353e3f292d3528312932352a686a686b18196a6a6b691a3f3f743e353f743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. Include
EERE-2021-BT-BC-0013 in the subject line of the message.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
(U.S. DOE) and docket number. Additional information is included in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jeremiah Williams; U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW, EE-5B, Washington, DC 20585; (202) 287-
1941; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b416e796e66626a63255c626767626a66784b6e6e256f646e256c647d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="39735c4b5c54505851176e5055555058544a795c5c175d565c175e564f">[email protected]</span></a>.
Mr. Matthew Ring; U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General
Counsel, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, GC-33, Washington, DC 20585;
(202) 586-2555; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#de93bfaaaab6bba9f08cb7b0b99eb6aff0bab1bbf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="34795540405c51431a665d5a53745c451a505b511a535b42">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
Building Technologies Office will hold a stakeholder workshop to
highlight leading advancements in energy codes, bringing together key
stakeholders from across the design and construction industry to
discuss recent code updates, upcoming trends, as well as opportunities
and challenges that states and local governments face in code
implementation. This two-part workshop will be held in a virtual format
on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 and Thursday, June 24, 2021, each day from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. Each session will be a combination of presentations,
panel discussions, and moderated discussion. Participants will have the
opportunity to ask questions and share feedback with the group.
Advanced registration is required. Registrants will receive a
confirmation email with call-in and webinar login information after
they have been accepted. Person interested in attending this virtual
workshop must register online by Monday, June 21, 2021.
Workshop registration is currently available at: <a href="https://www.energycodes.gov/future-of-codes-workshop">https://www.energycodes.gov/future-of-codes-workshop</a>.
Please check the website for additional information, including a
detailed agenda, list of presentations, summary of the event, and link
to comments received. More information on the DOE's support for
building energy codes is available at <a href="https://www.energycodes.gov">https://www.energycodes.gov</a>.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 8,
2021, by Kelly Speakes-Backman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original signature and date is maintained by
DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with
requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE
Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit
the document in electronic format for publication, as an official
document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no
way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2021.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2021-12423 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6450-01-P
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