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"New Hampshire building code" or "state building code" means the adoption by reference of the International Building Code 2021, the International Existing Building Code 2021, the International Plumbing Code 2021, the International Mechanical Code 2021, the International Energy Conservation Code 2018, the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code 2021 and the International Residential Code 2021, as published by the International Code Council Inc., and the National Electrical Code 2023, as published by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., as reviewed and recommended by the New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board, including all amendments reviewed and approved by the board as of April 11, 2025, and ratified by the legislature in accordance with RSA 155-A:10.

Links to State Adoption Agencies

New Hampshire State Building Code Review Board

State Fire Marshal

State Energy Office

Key Contacts

ICC Government Relations Representative
Bill Nash
Senior Regional Manager
E-mail: wnash@iccsafe.org

Commissioner of Safety or designee – CHAIRMAN, Philip Sherman
State Building Code Review Board
Commissioner's Office
Department of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
Phil Sherman

State Fire Marshal:
Sean Toomey, PE
Department of Safety
Division of Fire Safety
NH Department of Safety
33 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03305
sean.p.toomey@dos.nh.gov
Office phone: (603) 223-4289

 

State Building Code Review Board
Philip Sherman, PE
State Building Code Review Board
NH State Fire Marshal's Office
Department of Safety
110 Smokey Bear Blvd
Concord, NH 03301
email: prsherman@prsherman.com;