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New Hampshire DOE Status of State Energy Codes

Residential

Commercial
Statewide Residential Code:
2006 IECC		 Statewide Commercial Code:
2006 IECC
State Amendments:
Yes 		State Amendments:
No
State Certification:
None 		State Certification:
None
Adoption by Local County/Jursidiction:
Mandatory 		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 Amendments Notes: Entire State is Zone 6. Sec 403.4.1 Circulating Hot water systems. Circulating domestic hot water pipes shall be insulated to a minimum of R-4 and non-circulating domestic hot water pipes in unconditioned spaces shall be insulated to a minimum of R-4. 		Notes on the State's Commercial Code:
2006 IECC with direct reference for compliance to ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004.
State Amendments Notes: Entire State is Zone 6. 103.5 Compliance. Exception: Any structure three stories or less above grade plane in height and less than 4000 square feet in gross floor area is permitted to show compliance based on Chapter 4.
Sec 504.5.1 Circulating domestic hot water pipes shall be insulated to a minimum of R-4 and non-circulating domestic hot water pipes in unconditioned spaces shall be insulated to a minimum of R-4.
Approximate Stringency:
As stringent as the 2006 IECC 		Approximate Stringency:
As stringent as the 2006 IECC
Current Status Comments:

2009 IECC with amendments effective April. 1, 2010
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Information:

Governor's Letter: http://www.energy.gov/media/Lynch_New_Hampshire.pdf

BECP Nationwide Reports:

Residential
Commercial

State Website(s):
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, Energy Codes: http://www.puc.state.nh.us/EnergyCodes/energypg.htm
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partner: http://www.neep.org


Primary Technical Contact:
Jon Osgood
Energy Conservation Coordinator
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Energy Division
21 South Fruit Street, Suite 10
Concord, NH 03301-2429
PH: (603) 271-2431
FX: (603) 271-3878
Email: jon.osgood@puc.nh.gov

State Agency/Office Head:
Thomas Getz, Chairman
Public Utilities Commission
PH: (603) 271-2431

Other Contact(s):
Energy Code Questions?
Email: EnergyCodes@puc.nh.gov

Additional State Information (certification, adoption, compliance, enforcement, history, grants)