Section 21.4 - New Construction and Reconstruction Activities(a) Single family residential dwellings, as defined in §388.002 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, that are newly constructed or reconstructed shall comply with the more stringent of §388 of the Health and Safety Code (Texas Building Energy Performance Standards), or the standards adopted by the local jurisdiction. (b) Effective September 1, 2016, the Texas State Energy Conservation Office adopted the 2015 International Residential Code (Chapter 11) as the state-mandated energy code for all residential construction, which includes one- and two-family residences of three stories or less above grade. (c) For federally-funded single family residential dwellings for which funds are committed on or after November 28, 2024, and that are covered under FR-6271-N-03 (inclusive of the HOME program, but excluding CDBG) housing must comply with the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); or must comply with a federally approved alternative compliance pathway.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.4
The provisions of this §21.4 adopted to be effective January 9, 2014, 39 TexReg 76; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 45, November 6, 2015, TexReg 7812, eff. 11/11/2015; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 53, December 30, 2016, TexReg 10596, eff. 1/8/2017; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 43, October 25, 2019, TexReg 6354, eff. 10/31/2019; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 52, December 24, 2021, TexReg 9005, eff. 1/2/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 52, December 27, 2024, TexReg 10626, eff. 1/2/2025