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The next Building Energy Codes and Standards Committee (BECS) Meeting will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, May 13-14, 2026, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel, Portland, Maine. Information regarding the hotel, meeting registration and preliminary agenda has been made available. Please let us know if you have not received the detailed meeting information.
AGA Sponsors the International Code Councils (ICC) Building Safety Month.
Again, this year, AGA is a Foundation Sponsor of the ICC’s Building Safety Month (BSM) held each May. Details of the events and programs that will be held during May can be found here:2026 Building Safety Month – ICC (iccsafe.org) . Below is a summary of the purpose of the ICC’s BSM:
About Building Safety Month
“Building Safety Month is an international campaign that takes place in May to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.
The International Code Council, its members, and a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety communities come together with corporations, government agencies, professional associations, and nonprofits to promote building safety through proclamations, informational events, legislative briefings and more. We come together to support Building Safety Month because we understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.
All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events, and structural collapse. Building codes are society’s best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores, and entertainment venues. Code official’s workday in and day out to keep the public safe.”
AGA continues to be as proud to support and participate in the ICC’s BSM to further demonstrate our and our members commitment for maintaining and improving safety provisions for the built environment.
Consortium for Energy Efficiency Integrated Home Competition Call for Submissions Extends Submission Deadline to April 24, 2026.
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) has announced that they will continue to accept submissions for their Integrated Home Competition (IHC) through April 24, 2026. As we reported in the March 27th Update, the IHC is open to electric and gas products including HVAC equipment, water heaters, combination space and water heating equipment, pool pumps, connected thermostats, home energy management systems, and other connected home devices that deliver a positive consumer experience and provide load management capabilities. The competition is free to enter via the IHC submission page. A full list of benefits associated with winning can be found here and include CEE press releases, speaking opportunities, increased access and visibility to CEE members, promotional materials and more. Please reach out tocompetition@cee1.org with any questions and manufacturers may make any submissions by April 24, 2026!
AHRI Releases February 2026 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 April 10, 2026 Air-Conditioning Heating, & Refrigeration (AHRI) Press Release that provides theFebruary , 2026 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.
Last State Codes Activity Update.
Attached is the last “Friday Update” covering state code calendar activities as presented by the online utility “Fiscal Note,” which has been sponsored by APGA and AGA Code and Standards for over 5 years. Based on a survey of the BECS Committee in the fall on the usefulness of the Update, the vast majority of responses we received was that the weekly updates were no longer useful for the AGA membership, and we have decided to discontinue providing this information to the BECS committee.