Board leans toward recommending 2018 building code amid impending state energy-code deadline
Board debated whether to reference the 2015, 2018 or 2021 building-code versions in local zoning rules and expressed concern that adopting an updated code could trigger the state's low‑carbon energy-code requirement after a June 1 deadline.
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Board members discussed which version of the international building and residential codes the town should reference in its zoning code. Several speakers said updating to the 2021 code risks immediately triggering complex low‑carbon energy-code requirements; one board member summarized the concern that, "After 06/01/2026, they must update to the low carbon footprint energy code," and that those requirements could be "all electric."
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