The next Building Energy Codes and Standards Committee (BECS) Meeting will be held next week on Wednesday and Thursday, January 14-15, 2026, at Sempra Headquartersdowntown San Diego.  Information regarding the San Diego Pendry hotel, meeting registration and preliminary agenda has been sent out.  For those who wish to participate remotely, an invitation to participate online is available. Please let me know if you want to receive an invitation.

AHRI Releases November 2025 Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data.

For those interested in shipment trends for residential and commercial gas and electric storage type water heaters, residential gas and oil furnaces, electric heat pumps and air-conditioners, click here for the January 9, 2026 Air-Conditioning Heating, & Refrigeration (AHRI) Press Release that provides the November, 2025 U.S. Heating and Cooling Equipment Shipment Data. For previous monthly shipment releases and historical data, please click here . You may also wish to share this information with other groups or individuals within your organization that would be interested in this shipment data.

State Codes Activity Update.

Attached is a weekly feature of the “Friday Update” covering state code calendar activities as presented by the online utility “Fiscal Note,” which is sponsored by APGA and AGA Code and Standards. Please review the update and determine if there are state code activities that impact your service territory or organization.

2026 BECS Committee Meeting Schedule

January 14-15, 2026, San Diego, California,  Pendry Hotel
May 13-14, 2026, Portland, Maine Hotel TBD
September 16 -17, 2026, Wilmington, NC Hotel TBD