[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town of Chatham 5-13-2019 ATM by Art. 54. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
This bylaw shall be cited and may be referred to as the Stretch
Energy Code.
The purpose of the Stretch Energy Code (780 CMR 115.AA) is to
provide a more energy efficient alternative to the base energy code
applicable to the relevant sections of the building code for both
new construction and existing buildings.
This code applies to residential and commercial buildings as
set forth in 780 CMR 115.AA. Buildings not included in this scope
shall comply with 780 CMR 13 and 51 as applicable.
The following, for the purposes of this chapter of these bylaws,
shall, unless another meaning is clearly apparent for the way in which
the word is used, have the following meanings:
The IECC is a building energy code created by the International
Code Council. It is a model code adopted by many state and municipal
governments in the United States for the establishment of minimum
design and construction requirements for energy efficiency, and is
updated on a three-year cycle. The baseline energy conservation requirements
of the Massachusetts State Building Code and the IECC with Massachusetts
amendments, as approved by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards.
Codified by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards
as 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA of the 9th edition Massachusetts Building
Code, the Stretch Energy Code is an appendix to the Massachusetts
Building Code, based on further amendments to the IECC to improve
the energy efficiency of buildings built to this code.
The Stretch Code, as codified by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards as 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, including any future editions, amendments or modifications, is herein incorporated by reference into the Town of Chatham General Bylaws, Chapter 245. The Stretch Code is enforceable by the Building Commissioner or local Building Inspector.
