Florida Thermal Efficiency Code Revised to Apply Less Stringently to Natural-Disaster-Damaged Buildings

Florida’s Thermal Efficiency Code is found in 553.900 - 553.912, Florida Statutes, and is intended to promote energy efficiency in thermal design and operation of all buildings statewide. As part of SB 180 (2025), the definition of a “renovated building” was modified to create a higher threshold of the cost of the renovation before compliance with Florida’s Thermal Efficiency Code applies to buildings damaged by natural disasters.