AK SB167

State fire marshal shall adopt statewide building energy codes for residential buildings (based on International Energy Conservation Code) and commercial buildings (based on ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1).

Building plan reviews and construction inspections must be performed by state fire marshal, municipal building inspectors, registered architects/engineers, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation-approved inspectors, or registered home inspectors depending on building type.

Plumbing code work must meet or exceed energy requirements found in the most recently published International Energy Conservation Code or ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1.

Exemptions apply to privately-funded residential buildings in municipalities with fewer than 2,500 persons (unless municipality has inspection mechanisms and adopts residential energy code) and structures without indoor plumbing or central heating systems.

State fire marshal must report annually to legislature on building energy code compliance rates, with target of 90 percent compliance for new and renovated building space within eight years; act takes effect 18 months after enactment.