HUD delays energy efficiency compliance deadline
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced they are extending the date by six months for compliance with the provisions contained in its Adoption of Energy Efficiency Standards for New Construction of HUD Financed Housing. The previous adoption date was for Nov.10, 2025, it is now extended to May 28, 2026.
This extension applies to all Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured multifamily properties. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released a statement celebrating this decision.
“NAHB applauds HUD for acting to ease rising housing costs by delaying for six months the compliance date for minimum energy-efficiency standards for several multifamily housing programs,”said Buddy Hughes, chairman of the NAHB. “NAHB has been urging HUD to rescind the Biden administration’s determination which set the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE 90.1-2019 as the mandatory minimum energy standards for its single-family and multifamily housing programs.”
In the Federal Register, the HUD explained an extra delay in wanting to the fully consider the public comments received in response to the July 7 Notice for Comment. The HUD Secretary Scott Turner cited the weight of requests from a national building industry advocacy organization for an additional extension of the compliance dates.
“These stringent energy code mandates would significantly increase construction costs and limit financing options, making it much harder for developers to build housing that is affordable for American families,” continued Hughes in his statement. “NAHB will continue to pursue all avenues with Congress, the Trump administration, and in court to overturn this harmful and unnecessary regulatory barrier to constructing new housing.”
