Minnesota department of labor and industry project goals • improve new residential and commercial construction and major renovations through adoption of the latest building energy codes with…

The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry received a $9,065,117 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). The award will be used to improve building energy code adoption and compliance in Minnesota through the following key activities:

1. Accelerating the adoption of the latest building energy codes and developing zero energy codes to receive affirmative determination from the Department of Energy.
2. Increasing code compliance rates by developing new software tools, improving workforce training, and facilitating enforcement.
3. Providing capacity building and staffing support to ensure ongoing building energy code updates.
4. Educating jurisdictions, stakeholders, and communities on the benefits of updated building energy codes and energy conservation.
5. Improving building resilience through enhanced construction, high-performance equipment, and workforce development.

The award period is from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Minnesota department of labor and industry project goals • improve new residential and commercial construction and major renovations through adoption of the latest building energy codes with accelerated amendments and zero energy codes, to receive an affirmative determination from the department of energy (DOE); • increase code effectiveness through increasing compliance rates by developing new software tools to facilitate compliance, improving workforce training, and facilitating enforcement; • provide capacity building and expand staffing support at the state level to ensure ongoing building energy code updates through future cycles; • educate jurisdictions, their critical stakeholders, and diverse communities about the benefits of updated building energy codes as well as overall energy conservation; and • improve the resilience of buildings through improved construction, high performance equipment, and development of a highly skilled workforce.