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CEO AND THIRD-PARTY INSPECTOR TRAINING

For CEO and Third-Party Inspector training/exam schedules, contact Brianne Hastey, at the Department of Economic and Community Development Office for more information (207) 624-7507.

For information relevant to training for Code Enforcement Officers, click on the following link: CEO FAQs

View the list of Certified Third-Party Inspectors

 

**THE PROCESS DESCRIBED BELOW FOR ADOPTION BY TOWNS UNDER 4000, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED FOR RULE-MAKING AND WILL NOT BE IN PLACE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS IT IS THROUGH THIS PROCESS DURING THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION** FOR TOWNS OVER 4,000, MUBEC STANDS AS IS AND AS DESCRIBED BELOW. FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE CALL THE BUILDING CODES OFFICE AT 624-7007.

 

Codes Adoption (Please see Legislation page for updates on code adoption and changes thereto as of this previous Legislative session)

Effective December 1, 2010, the State of Maine adopted the statewide Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code (MUBEC) which consists of four International Code Council (ICC) codes and four standards. **As of 9/28/2011, municipalities over 4,000 in population were required to enforce the new code if they had a building code in place by August 2008 (this was formerly 2,000). Municipalities under 4,000 (this was formerly 2,000) are not required to enforce it unless they wish to do so and have the following Options:

1. Chose to adopt and enforce the MUBEC as listed above

2. Choose to adopt and enforce MUBC (the building code without energy code in it)

3. Choose to adopt and enforce MUEC (the energy code only)

4. Choose to have no code

*Please see the Legislation page for more information.

 

**MUBEC still remains as:

A. Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code"MUBEC" consists of the following codes:

2009 International Residential Code (IRC)

2009 International Building Code (IBC)

2009 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

The following standards are also adopted as part of the MUBEC, but are not mandatory. These are only guidelines should you choose to use them as to how it is done:

B. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standards:

62.1 - 2007 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)

62.2 - 2007 (Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings)

90.1 - 2007 (Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings) editions without addenda.

C. E-1465-2006, Standard Practice for Radon Control Options for the Design and Construction of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings.

Maine has adopted these national model codes and standards with amendments.  The amendments are listed in Rule Chapters 1-6 below.

**NOTE: These chapters are ALSO being revised and updated in accordance with Legislation from this last session. They will be posted here as soon as possible.

Chapter 1 Administration Final Adoption

Chapter 2 Third Party Inspectors Final Adoption

Chapter 3 - IBC (2009) International Building Code Final Adoption

Chapter 4 - IEBC (2009) International Existing Building Code Final Adoption

Chapter 5 - IRC (2009) International Residential Building Code Final Adoption

Chapter 6 - IECC (2009) International Energy Conservation Code Final Adoption

 

MUBC (Maine Uniform Building Code) consists of:

2009 International Residential Code (IRC)

2009 International Building Code (IBC)

2009 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)

62.1 - 2007 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)

62.2 - 2007 (Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings)

E-1465-2006, Standard Practice for Radon Control Options for the Design and Construction of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings

 

MUEC (Maine Uniform Energy Code) consists of:

2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)

62.1 - 2007 (Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality)

62.2 - 2007 (Ventilation and Acceptable Indoor Air Quality in Low-Rise Residential Buildings)

90.1 - 2007 (Energy Standard for Buildings except Low-Rise Residential Buildings) editions without addenda.

E-1465-2006, Standard Practice for Radon Control Options for the Design and Construction of New Low-Rise Residential Buildings.