Reference Library

Building Codes

• State Building Code [RSA 155-A:1, IV]
  "New Hampshire building code'' or "state building code'' means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code 2006, the International Plumbing Code 2006, the International Mechanical Code 2006, the International Energy Conservation Code 2006, and the International Residential Code 2006, as published by the International Code Council, and the National Electric Code 2008. The provisions of any other national code or model code referred to within a code listed in this definition shall not be included in the state building code unless specifically included in the codes listed in this definition." [Source: 2009, 41:2, eff. July 14, 2009]
• SENATE BILL 234
  AN ACT including the International Residential Code 2000 in the definition of the state building code. Chapter Law 112 of 2006. (See the note from the 2006 NHMA Final Legislative Bulletin.)
• RSA 674:51 Power to Amend State Building Code and Establish Enforcement Procedures
• RSA 674:51-a Local Adoption of Building Codes by Reference
• Department of Safety, State Building Code
• State Building Code Review Board
• State Building Code Update
  New Hampshire Town and City, January 2004
• Local Administration of the State Building code
  New Hampshire Town and City, January 2012
• Fire Code
  There is also a state fire code which is adopted under administrative rules through the State Fire Marshal’s office (see the enabling statute RSA 153:5). Contact the SFM’s office directly (271-3294) to learn more about both and to see how the new state building code and the state fire code work together.
• Energy Code
  There is a residential energy code that is administered by the Public Utilities Commission. The code is adopted as an administrative rule and RSA 155-D is the enabling statute.
• Architectural Barrier-Free Design Code
  Information about ABFDC is available from the Governor’s Commission on Disability, Architectural Barrier Free-Design Committee
• NH Building Officials Association
• List of municipalities that have adopted a process for the local enforcement of the state building code pursuant to RSA 674:51.