Ladies and Gentlemen -
This message is sent to inform you that members of the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) have decided to take a different path with regard to the tenth edition building code.
Initially, BBRS members intended to use the 2018 International Codes as the basis for the tenth edition, targeting an implementation date of January, 2020. For numerous reasons, they have decided to redirect efforts and, instead, plan to develop the tenth edition code using the 2021 International Codes as a template, with an effective date of January 1, 2021.
This effort does not affect promulgation of new energy code requirements based on the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2020. (Massachusetts General Law Chapter 143, Section 94(o) requires BBRS members to advance energy provisions on a particular cycle.)
New energy code provisions have been approved by the BBRS and are currently going through a final in-house review process. Once completed, the new energy code requirements will be posted to the Office of Public Safety & Inspections (OPSI) website so that code users and enforcers may view provisions in advance of the effective date.
We will follow-up with a future message to let you know when the new energy code requirements have been posted.
I hope this information is helpful.
Sincerely,
Robert Anderson
Division of Professional Licensure
Office of Public Safety and Inspections
Chief of Inspections - Building & Engineering
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118
