Industry Wins a Round Over Building Efficiency Requirements New regulations prohibit cities from enacting stricter efficiency standards in new buildings. March 11, 2021, 9am PST | Diana Ionescu | The International Code Council, a private consortium that controls building code regulations for most of the United States and Latin America, has voted to reduce the power of cities and local jurisdictions over building efficiency requirements. "The decision came more than a year after the construction and gas industry groups that wield heavy influence at the International Code Council objected to aggressive new energy codes for which government officials voted," reports Alexander C. Kaufman in the Huffington Post.