My contribution to the Lighting Controls Association website in July covered major control changes in the 2018 version of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which was published in 2017.
Codes + Standards
ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 Named New National Energy Reference Standard
In February, the Department of Energy determined that ASHRAE/IES 90.1-2016 would increase energy savings, making it the new national energy reference standard. States have until February 2020 to adopt a commercial building energy code at least as stringent as 90.1-2016, or justify why they can’t comply.