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Info on Stretch Energy Code Adoption

The Board of Selectmen in the Town of Tyngsborough held a public hearing on Monday, February 22, 2010 at 6:00 p.m., at the Town Offices, 25 Bryants Lane, to discuss the adoption of 780 CMR Appendix 120 AA Stretch Energy Code.

The Stretch Energy Code is the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2009 with amendments contained herein.  A copy of which is available in the Selectmen’s Office and via the links below on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts  Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) Official website.

Town Residents will have the opportunity to vote for this adoption during Special Town Meeting scheduled for Tuesday March 2 at the Tyngsborough Elementary School on Westford Road.  More information regarding this Warrant Article is available here.

Stretch Energy Code

The Stretch Energy Code is an appendix to the state energy code, created by the Massachusetts Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS), that provides the option for cities and towns that wish to have an energy code for buildings that results in greater energy efficiency in buildings than the base code that is otherwise mandatory for municipalities across the Commonwealth.

On Monday February 22, the Tyngsborough Board of Selectmen held a public hearing on whether or not to adopt the Stretch Energy Code appendix. Residents will have the opportunity to vote for adaptation during Special Town Meeting on March 2. If passed the higher standards for energy efficiency in building projects will go into effect on July 1, 2010.

The Energy & Environmental Affairs Committee and Inspectional Services Department are working on disseminating information to the community about the stretch energy code. The state Board of Building Regulations and Standards, which created the stretch energy code, is holding trainings for code officials which are also open to the public at a cost to cover materials. The training schedule can be found on the website of the Center for Ecological Technology, the state’s training contractor. The training workshops will cover the base energy code as well as the stretch energy code appendix

Below is background information about the stretch energy code. Many of these files are in PDF format and require use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.

General Information


For More Information For more information about the Stretch Energy Code and the Energy & Environmental Affairs Committee Contact The Office of The Board of Selectmen at 978-649-2300 x100