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Maine DOE Status of State Energy Codes
Residential |
Commercial |
Statewide Residential Code:
 None |
Statewide Commercial Code:
ASHRAE 01 |
| State Amendments:
Yes |
State Amendments:
Yes |
| State Certification:
None |
State Certification:
None |
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Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction:
Voluntary |
Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction:
Mandatory |
| Can use REScheck to show compliance:
Yes |
Can use COMcheck to show compliance:
Yes |
| Notes on the State's Residential Code:
State-developed code called the Maine Model Building Energy Code, based on the 2003 IECC, which sets a minimum standard if a jurisdiction adopts a code. If a town adopted a building energy code prior to the July 27, 2005, it may retain that code, but any code adopted after the rule's effective date must be the Maine Model Building Energy Code. A town may adopt only portions of the Maine Model Building Energy Code or may adopt amendments to the Code. Not mandatory statewide. |
Notes on the State's Commercial Code:
New construction or substantial renovation of any commercial building undertaken after Jan. 1. 2004 must conform to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001 or 2003 IECC and ASHRAE Standard 62-2001. "Substantial Renovation" means any renovation for which the cost exceeds 50% of the buildings current value prior to renovation. |
| Approximate Stringency:
No Information |
Approximate Stringency:
As stringent as the ASHRAE 01 |
| Current Status Comments:
The Energy Efficiency Building Performance Standards (EEBPS) are statewide minimum energy efficiency requirements that all new construction and additions to existing buildings must satisfy. Exceptions include single-family homes built by an owner-builder (which includes anyone supervising the construction of that person's single-family dwelling or a general contractor hired to supervise the construction) and log homes. As a result, the code only affects about 5% of new residential construction. The commercial requirements apply to all new commercial and institutional construction. Manufacturing facilities are exempt. Publicly subsidized multi-family residential buildings are prohibited from installing electric resistance heat unless they are built to state-developed, super-insulated standards. Commercial and institutional new construction must comply with the current version of ASHRAE 90 (ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-2004.) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Adoption and Implementation Schedule April 2008: Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code Act signed into law. Fall 2008: Technical Building Codes and Standards Board appointed by the Governor and Building Codes and Standards Staff hired by Dept. of Public Safety. February 2009: ICC releases draft 2009 versions of IBC etc. for review and comment by the public. Board begins review, amendment and adoption process. June 2009: Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code 2009 version adopted with six month grace period for continued use of existing municipal and state agency adopted building codes. January 1, 2010: Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code goes into effect statewide, replacing all state and locally adopted versions of building codes. |
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State Website(s):
Code Program: http://www.state.me.us/spo/ceo/
Maine Statutes http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/statutes/10/title10sec1415-D.html
Northeast Energy Efficiency Program http://www.neep.org/
Primary Technical Contact:
Richard Fortier
Maine Public Utilities Commission
Energy Division
242 State Street #18 SHS
Augusta, ME 04333-0059
PH: (207) 287-3319
FX: (207) 287-1039
Email: richard.fortier@state.me.us
State Agency/Office Head:
Denis Bergeron
Director Energy Division
Maine Public Utilities Commission
PH: (207) 287-1366
Email: denis.bergeron@maine.gov
Other Contact(s):
Additional State Information (certification, adoption, compliance, enforcement, history, grants)