The purpose of the Specialized Energy Code at 225 CMR 22.00 and 23.00, including Appendices RC and CC, is to provide a more energy efficient and low greenhouse gas emissions alternative to the Stretch Energy Code or the baseline Massachusetts Energy Code, applicable to the relevant sections of the building code for both new construction and existing buildings.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Annual Town Meeting of the Town of Lexington 3-20-2023 by Art. 26.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: This article replaced former Ch. 115, Stretch Energy Code, adopted 3-31-2010 ATM by Art 29.
January 1, 2024.
The International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), a building energy code created by the International Code Council. The baseline energy conservation requirements of the MA State Building Code are the IECC with Massachusetts amendments, as approved by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards and published in state regulations as part of 780 CMR.
The energy code codified by the entirety of 225 CMR 22 and 23 including Appendices RC and CC, including the residential and commercial appendices added to the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code, based on amendments to the respective net-zero appendices of the IECC to incorporate the energy efficiency of the Stretch Energy Code.
A.
The Specialized Energy Code is herein incorporated by reference and shall apply to residential and commercial buildings in the Town of Lexington after the effective date.
B.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Town is accepted into the Department of Energy Resources Fossil Fuel-Free Demonstration Project, residential and commercial buildings in the Town shall, to the extent not otherwise exempt under any bylaws of the Town of Lexington, be subject to the Specialized Energy Code modified as follows:
C.
The Specialized Code is enforceable by the Building Commissioner.