Codes of Record

International Energy Conservation Code, residential

Georgia enforces the 2015 IECC residential as a statewide minimum

The 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) for residential 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; O.C.G.A. 8-2-23(a)(2).

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; O.C.G.A. 8-2-23(a)(2)
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 with 2020, 2022, 2023 GA Amendments

Edition 2015 is stated directly by DCA. The Jan 1, 2020, date comes from DOE and the rule’s provision dates (latest amendments effective Jan 1, 2023).

Exceptions

  • Local governments may adopt DCA-reviewed local amendments

Coming next

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

    Chart says amendments are proposed only and not adopted. A homebuilders’ letter of Oct 7, 2025, asked DCA to pause adoption. The 2027 notice of intent does not include any energy code.

How Georgia adopts the IECC residential

  • Agency rule

DCA convenes a task force and the SCAC, the Board of Community Affairs votes after APA hearings, and the statute requires approval of the Division of Energy Resources before IECC revisions take effect.

Cycle. Irregular and slow; 2015 edition retained since 2020.

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    Failed (last action House Withdrawn, Recommitted Mar 6, 2026, per secondary tracker)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; Effective Date 01/01/2020; Equivalent Code 2009 IECC; Mandatory Statewide; no pending code

    energycodes.gov (opens in a new tab)Read

Related pages

Other codes in Georgia