Codes of Record

International Energy Conservation Code, commercial

Georgia enforces the 2015 IECC commercial as a statewide minimum

The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for commercial buildings has been in force in Georgia since Jan 1, 2020. It applies as a statewide minimum; local codes may go further. Adopted by Georgia Board of Community Affairs, with approval of the Division of Energy Resources for IECC revisions. The legal citation is Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 110-11-1-.34.

Record of adoption

Edition in force

2015 IECC

Georgia State Minimum Standard Energy Code (IECC with Georgia State Supplements and Amendments)

Partial

In force since
Legal citation
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 110-11-1-.34
Adopted by
Georgia Board of Community Affairs, with approval of the Division of Energy Resources for IECC revisions
Applies
Statewide minimum; local codes may go further
State amendments
Major
Also called
2015 IECC / ASHRAE 90.1-2013

State rule text references selecting either IECC 2015 or ASHRAE 90.1-2013; DOE gives Jan 1, 2020.

Exceptions

  • Local governments may adopt DCA-reviewed local amendments

Coming next

  • 2024 IECCPartial
    No date yetIn developmentDCA task force chart revised Feb 23, 2026

    Proposed only, not adopted; no commercial ASHRAE 90.1 update found.

How Georgia adopts the IECC commercial

  • Agency rule

Same as residential energy: task force and SCAC, Board of Community Affairs vote, Division of Energy Resources approval.

Cycle. Irregular and slow.

Laws, rulings, and other actions

  1. Legislation
    HB 8122025-2026 regular session

    Would have required State Codes Advisory Committee approval or denial of local amendments to the state minimum standard codes (locality could override), plus permit timelines.

    Failed (last action House Withdrawn, Recommitted Mar 6, 2026, per secondary tracker)

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How it was checked

Partial

Researched in the state’s own record. The seal stays broken until the passage is on file word for word.

The state’s record was last read on , from four source pages.

Evidence 3 sources

Sources for the record itself come first, the state’s own records ahead of others. A label marks a source about something else, such as an exception. A source marked secondary is not the state’s own record.

  • “2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) w/ 2020, 2022 & 2023 GA Amendments”

    Georgia IB Codes Info Sheet (January 1, 2026)Georgia Department of Community Affairsdca.georgia.gov (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved

  • “International Energy Conservation Code, 2015 Edition, with Georgia Supplements and Amendments”

    Current State Minimum Codes for ConstructionGeorgia Department of Community Affairsdca.georgia.gov (opens in a new tab)Agency pageRetrieved
  • Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 110-11-1-.34 - IECC, 2015 Edition with 2020, 2022 and 2023 Georgia AmendmentsCornell LII (mirror of Georgia Compilation of Rules and Regulations)law.cornell.edu (opens in a new tab)Administrative code, secondaryRetrieved

Tracker cross-checks

Code adoption trackers are a cross-check. They are not Georgia’s own record.

  • DOE’s energycodes.govCross-checkAgrees with the record

    Current State Code: 2015 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2013; Effective Date 01/01/2020; Mandatory Statewide

    energycodes.gov (opens in a new tab)Read

Related pages

Other codes in Georgia