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U.S. Department of Energy Updating Outdated Energy Efficiency Standards for Manufactured Homes
The American Council for an EnergyEfficient Economy (ACEEE) reports
that 100,000 such homes are manufactured each year and the energy standard
for manufactured homes is more than 25 years. Manufactured homes are constructed in factories that may ship to multiple states, this industry is not by regulated state building codes, however, by federal standards (which preempts the state) reports the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) only pertains to on site-built homes also known as stick-built homes. Multi-Home News reports that “Timely updates to energy standards for manufactured homes are necessary due to manufactured housings’ growing demand as an alternative to affordable housing and heightened interest from investors as a stable investment opportunity.” According to Multi-Home News, the
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