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  • Sep 8, 2025

    NAHB’s Fictitious Building Code Cost Claim

    The National Association of Home Builders has repeatedly made incorrect claims about the added costs of building a new home to meet the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. This fact sheet …

    The National Association of Home Builders has repeatedly made incorrect claims about the added costs of building a new home to meet the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code. This fact sheet examines the source of the trade association’s number to show what it gets wrong, from double counting certain costs to including measures that are not even required by the code.  

     

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