Building Energy Code (Rhode Island)

Last modified on February 12, 2015.

Rules Regulations Policies Program

Place	Rhode Island
Name	Building Energy Code
Incentive Type	Building Energy Code
Applicable Sector	Commercial, Residential
Eligible Technologies	Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building
Active Incentive	Yes
Implementing Sector	State/Territory
Energy Category	Energy Efficiency Incentive Programs
Code Change Cycle	Three-year code review/change cycle concurrent with publication of new editions of model codes. Most recent update effective: July 1, 2010.
Commercial Code	2009 IECC, mandatory statewide; may use COMcheck to show compliance.
Residential Code	2009 IECC with, mandatory statewide; may use REScheck to show compliance
Website	http://bcap-ocean.org/state-country/rhode-island
Date added to DSIRE	2006-07-27
Last DSIRE Review	2012-07-05
References	DSIRE

Summary

Much of the information presented in this summary is drawn from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Building Energy Codes Program and the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP). For more detailed information about building energy codes, visit the DOE and BCAP websites.

The Rhode Island Building Code Standards Committee adopts, promulgates and administers the state building code. Compliance is determined through the building permit and inspection process by local building code officials and the State Building Commission. The local code official enforces the state building code. The State Building Commissioner enforces the code for all state buildings and buildings built on state-owned property.

HB 5986, signed in May 2009, directed the Rhode Island State Building Commission to update the state building code to include the 2009 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2007 and to develop a plan to achieve compliance in 90 percent of new and renovated building space by February 2017.  The new codes went before the State Legislature's Legislative Oversight Committee for final approval in early 2010.  After a period for training of code officials and other stakeholders, the 2009 edition of the State Energy Conservation Code took effect July 1, 2010.

Incentive Contact

Contact Name	Stuart Cowen
Department	Department of Administration
Division	State Building Commission
Address	1 Capitol Hill, 2nd Floor
Place	Providence, Rhode Island
Zip/Postal Code	02908-5859
Phone	(401) 222-1430
Website	http://www.doa.state.ri.us/

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