Purpose

Purpose. The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) is tasked with adopting energy code standards for buildings, except low-rise residential buildings, in accordance with Standard 90.1-2016 of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), for building construction, standards for computer-based energy management systems, standards for systems for cogeneration of heating, cooling and electricity, and standards for design to use passive solar energy concepts, in order to promote the efficient use of energy.