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Residential Codes & Standards
Effective September 2003, a State law established statewide standards for some residential new construction
Enforcement:
The Maine Public Utility Commission is responsible for informing the public of any changes to the energy codes.
Current Status:
The Energy Efficiency Building Performance Standards (EEBPS) are statewide minimum energy efficiency requirements that all new construction and additions to existing buildings must satisfy. Currently, that is codified in IECC 2003 which is the base standard for residential new construction. Exceptions include single-family homes built by an owner-builder which includes anyone supervising the construction of that person’s single-family home or a general contractor hired to supervise the construction, log homes. Residential home manufactured facilities are exempt.
Public subsidized multi-family residential buildings are prohibited from installing electric resistance heat unless they are built to State-developed, super-insulated standards.
For more informaiton visit the U.S. Department of Energy's website www.energycodes.gov.
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