15/04/2026
Overview of IECC* Residential Energy Codes by EnergySmart Institute Online Course
The International Energy Conservation Code or IECC has evolved substantially over the years and influences all types of construction: Residential, Commercial, Industrial, Manufacturing and more. The EnergySmart Institute offers a new online, on-demand course that applies to the IECC Residential Energy Codes, especially the most current versions.
This online course entitled “Overview of IECC Residential Energy Codes” focuses on the residential energy codes at a high level and provides a look at the current methods that are in place to prove compliance to the IECC. Understanding the codes is not easy or intuitive, but this course helps clarify many of the items that cause confusion.
This course will prove helpful to individuals and departments involved in residential energy code compliance and inspections. Getting larger municipalities to fully adopt new codes is not easy. The instructor for this course is Sharla Riead, who was instrumental in getting Kansas City, Missouri, the first large city to fully adopt the 2021 IECC.
*IECC = International Energy Conservation Code
This course is focused on the IECC (International Energy Conservation Code) Residential Chapters and why this energy code is important in construction. We also cover what areas of the structure the…