Are there any restrictions/stipulations impacting a municipalitys decision to adopt the “Stretch Energy Code?
Yes, these are as follows: (a) the municipality can only implement the Stretch Energy Code commencing on the first day of January or the first day of July in any given year; (b) during the first 6 months after adoption, the Regulated Community in such cities and towns may choose between the existing baseline energy conservation code requirements of the Building Code or the Stretch Energy Code requirements. After this 6 month period has passed, however, the requirements of the Stretch Energy Code govern; (c) the Stretch Energy Code provisions cannot be enforced until municipal building officials have received training in the requirements of the Stretch Energy Code (see No. 7 below for more details); (d) the Stretch Energy Code can only be adopted in whole – not in part. For example, if a municipality desires to adopt the Stretch Energy Code, it must adopt both the residential and commercial portions, and cannot further restrict the application of the Stretch Energy Code to only certain
