Please note: On September 24, 2025, the Division of Building Codes and Standards moved to the Maine Office of Community Affairs. As we work on getting established under the Maine Office of Community Affairs (MOCA), this website will remain active. Please contact the Building Codes Division at codes.MOCA@maine.gov with your questions.
The Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code is modelled after the documents linked on the Building Codes page. Maine has adopted these national model codes and standards with amendments which are listed in Chapters 2-8 below. The amendments outlined within the chapters should be applied to the respective code and are not stand-alone documents.
- Ch. 1. (Word) Certification Standards for Municipal Code Enforcement Officers and Third-Party Inspectors (formerly 16-219 C.M.R. Ch. 52)
- Ch. 2 (Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Administrative Procedures (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 1)
- Ch. 3 (Word) Maine Uniform Building Code and Uniform Energy Code - Third Party Inspectors (TPI) (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 2)
- Ch. 4 (Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Commercial Building Code of Maine (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 3)
- Ch. 5 (Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Existing Building Code (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 4)
- Ch. 6 (Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Residential Building Code for One and Two-Family Dwellings in Maine (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 5)
- Ch. 7 Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Energy Code (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 6)
- Ch. 8 (Word) Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code - Mechanical Code (formerly 16-642 C.M.R. Ch. 7)
Routine Technical Rules Proposed
Routine Technical Rules Adopted
Emergency Rules
Prior rules in effect before April 7, 2025:
- Chapter 1 - Administration (Docx)
- Chapter 2 -Third Party Inspectors (Word DOC)
- Chapter 3 - IBC International Building Code (Word DOC)
- Chapter 4 - IEBC International Existing Building Code (Word DOC)
- Chapter 5 - IRC International Residential Building Code (Word DOC)
- Chapter 6 - IECC International Energy Conservation Code (docx)
- Chapter 7 - IMC Uniform Building and Energy Code - Mechanical Code (docx)