Model National Energy Code of Canada for Houses

The 1997 Model National Energy Code of Canada for Houses (MNECH) provides technical requirements for the construction of energy-efficient houses. It applies to single-family houses of three storeys or less and to additions of more than 10 m².

It is available for purchase through NRC's Virtual Store (printed format and on-line subscription to Historical Editions of the National Construction Codes).

A new edition of the MNECH will not be published. Provisions dealing with energy efficiency for housing will be incorporated into a separate section of Part 9 of the 2010 National Building Code and will be published in fall 2012.

For more information:

• Construction Innovation (quarterly newsletter of the NRC Construction Portfolio)
  • Special public review on energy efficiency requirements for housing and small buildings (December 2011)
  • National Building Code Part 9 energy efficiency requirements take shape (June 2011)
  • Next steps for updating Canada's national energy codes (December 2010)
  • Addressing energy efficiency in the national model codes (December 2009)
     
• Information bulletins
  • Collaboration on national energy codes development strengthened (June 24, 2010)
     
• Other
  • Policy Case for Regulating Energy Efficiency in Housing (Fall 2010, PDF, 208 KB)
  • Approved Protocol for Addressing New Objectives in Model National Codes (Spring 2009, PDF, 86 KB)