MBMA publishes Energy Code Compliance Guide

Enhancing metal building efficiency with MBMA's new guide.

The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) has published a new design guide, Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance, 2nd Edition. This free publication provides information on how to design, construct and maintain metal buildings to be energy efficient. It is available at https://www.mbma.com/Energy_Efficiency.html.  

“Compliance with energy codes is an important and necessary part of modern construction. This guide is a valuable resource for building owners, architects, specifiers, contractors, builders and metal building manufacturers,” says W. Lee Shoemaker, Ph.D., P.E., MBMA’s Director of Research and Engineering. “It is based on the IECC 2018/2021/2024 (draft edition) and ASHRAE Standard 90.1 – 2016/2019/2022, so it references the most widely-used codes and information.”

Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance is a synthesis of all the pertinent information on creating energy efficient, code-compliant metal buildings. The design guide consists of the following six chapters:

1. Design Responsibilities – Building and Energy Codes
2. Energy Code Fundamentals
3. IECC Building Envelope Compliance
4. ASHRAE 90.1 Building Envelope Compliance Methods
5. Insulating Metal Building Systems
6. Commercial Compliance Using COMcheck

Additionally, the guidebook has dozens of useful diagrams, figures and charts to help guide the user.

“Given all the recent energy code updates, the 2nd edition of this design guide is both timely and helpful,” adds Tony Bouquot, MBMA general manager. “Many thanks to the MBMA staff and committee members who put this together.”

In addition to Energy Guide for Metal Building Systems: Code Compliance, 2nd Edition, MBMA’s website (www.mbma.com) has an array of free resources available for download, and also additional manuals and publications for purchase at www.mbmamanual.com.

About MBMA

Founded in 1956, MBMA serves manufacturers and suppliers that work with industry professionals, architects, building designers, educators, building code officials and others to advance the metal building systems industry. The efforts of member volunteers and association staff regularly lead to industry improvements and groundbreaking research. Resources at MBMA.com include technical materials, research reports, videos and design guides. The MBMA blog provides the most current research and new ideas to propel the industry. MBMA also provides graduate and undergraduate educational resources at MBMAeducation.org.