Building Codes Assistance Project

BCAP is a nonprofit advocacy organization established in 1994 as a joint initiative of the Alliance to Save Energy, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council. BCAP works with a number of stakeholders—including the U.S. Department of Energy, local, state and national agencies, building professionals, regional energy efficiency groups and utilities, among others—to support energy code adoption and implementation across the country and around the world.

With over sixteen years of experience, BCAP has established itself as a trusted, non-partisan U.S. leader for energy code advocacy, research and analysis, technical support, training and code status tracking. From its national platform, BCAP facilitates increased communication and collaboration between allies, identifies and navigates past policy and structural pitfalls, and helps state and local decision-makers design strategies to improve building energy efficiency. BCAP also applies its expertise overseas, most recently in India, Ukraine and across the APEC economies.

BCAP is excited to host OCEAN, the online community and international best practice network for everything related to energy codes.

Stay up-to-date with the latest energy code news and resources by following BCAP on Twitter and Facebook.

Contact Info: 

1850 M Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone: 202-857-0666
Fax: 202-331-9588
Email: bcap-ocean@ase.org

BCAP Resources on OCEAN

  • This memo explores the potential to move the residential energy code towards a higher standard of energy efficiency by 1) circumventing the ICC development process, and 2) considering alternatives to the state and local adoption processes.

  • This report describes the structures and development processes of the model energy codes in the United States. It also highlights the disconnects and areas for improvement, while suggesting resolutions.

  • This resource covers different possibilities for energy code enforcement programs that state and local governments can choose to implement.

  • The 2009 Annual Report for the Building Codes Assistance Project.  Includes the status of BCAP and codes today, major projects in 2009, new projects for 2010, BCAP's services offered, financial information, and more.

  • A description of the Code Cost Calculator, a tool which estimates the cost of implementing model codes in any jurisdiction based on a designed set of analytical variables.

    Access the Code Calculator here