AGA Submits Comments on the International Code Council (ICC) Proposal on Scope and Intent for the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and Expanded IECCX
Attached are the AGA comments submitted today on the proposed changes to Scope an Intent of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) andExpanded IECCX. In last week’s BECS Committee Update on End Use of Codes and Standards, we provided details of the proposal, importance to the natural gas industry and an outline of proposed comments to the ICC. A special thanks to the BECS committee members who provided feedback on the drafts, and we incorporated a number of suggested changes in the filed version. To view the proposed IECC and Expanded IECCX Scope and Intent draft document, click here. We will provide the ICC response on the proposal when available.
AHRI Releases December 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 February 13, 2026 Air-Conditioning Heating, & Refrigeration (AHRI) Press Release that provides the December, 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 – 2027 BECS Committee Meeting Schedule
May 13-14, 2026, Portland, Maine Hotel TBD
September 16 -17, 2026, Wilmington, NC Hotel TBD
January 15-16, 2027, Austin, Texas Hotel TBD