Code Level
Residential Energy Code: None Statewide
Commercial Energy Code: 2006 IECC (effective 4/10/2007) – Voluntary and Unenforceable
Authority
Authorized by – Statute. The state has technically adopted the 2006 IECC for commercial and industrial buildings, however the same law also states that "the state corporation commission has no authority to adopt or enforce energy efficiency standards for residential, commercial, or industrial structures." Jurisdictions are free to adopt that standard or any others they choose. This means that, in practice, there is no functional statewide energy code in the state of Kansas.
Oversight – None. The Energy Division of the Kansas Corporation Commission has nominal oversight of energy codes, but no power to change or enforce them.
Code change process – Legislative. To implement any changes to the Kansas energy code, legislative action would be required to either adopt a code or to give adoption authority to the state commission.
Code change cycle – None.
Compliance
Enforcement – At the municipal level where an energy code has been adopted.
Implementation/Compliance Studies – There are no compliance studies taking place in Kansas.
Municipal Energy Codes
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Five Largest Cities in Kansas |
Residential Energy Code |
Commercial Energy Code |
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Wichita |
2006 IRC, excluding energy chapter |
2006 IBC, excluding energy chapter |
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Overland Park |
2018 IECC, with amendments |
2018 IECC, with amendments |
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Kansas City |
2009 IECC |
2009 IECC |
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Olathe |
2018 IECC, with amendments |
2018 IECC, with amendments |
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Topeka |
2009 IECC |
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