Revere, MA Building Safety: Green Building Code (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted code
- 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA (Stretch Energy Code)
- Effective date
- January 1, 2012
- Enforcer
- Building inspector
- Cross-referenced violation
- Title 8, § 8.04.22A
- Penalty ceiling
- $300 per offense under Chapters 1.12/1.16
Summary
Revere adopted the Massachusetts Stretch Energy Code, 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, as its own local requirement effective January 1, 2012, under Municipal Code § 15.04.151. The building inspector enforces it, and violations carry the same penalties as any other building code breach under Chapters 1.12 and 1.16.
The Stretch Energy Code, as codified by the Board of Building Regulations and Standards as 780 CMR Appendix 115.AA, including any amendments or modifications, is adopted by the City and herein incorporated by reference in this section. This Stretch Energy Code shall be in effect as of January 1, 2012. Any violation of such Stretch Energy Code shall constitute a violation of this section as well as a violation of Title 8, Chapter 8.04, Section 8.04.22A and subject to the penalties set forth in Chapters 1.12 and 1.16. The building inspector shall enforce the Stretch Energy Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4804778; v14 updated 2026-05-04).
Full Breakdown
AA, including any amendments or modifications, is adopted by the City and herein incorporated by reference in this section. ' The Stretch Energy Code is Massachusetts's optional, higher-efficiency energy appendix to the state building code, covering items like tighter building envelope requirements, HERS ratings for new homes, and additional insulation and air-sealing standards beyond the base state code; by adopting it under this section rather than leaving it optional, Revere has made stretch-code compliance mandatory citywide for the construction and renovation work the code covers, effective since 2012.
Enforcement sits with the building inspector, who is named directly in the ordinance as the enforcing official. 16,' the city's general penalty provisions capping fines at $300 per offense (or $25 to $250 per day under the noncriminal disposition procedure), with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense. AA text itself, not in the Revere ordinance.
Violations & Fines
A Stretch Energy Code violation is treated as a violation of § 15.04.151 itself and of the city's separate nuisance provision at Title 8, § 8.04.22A. That doubles up the enforcement path but funnels into the same penalty: fines under Chapters 1.12 and 1.16, up to $300 per offense or $25 to $250 per day under the noncriminal disposition procedure, with the building inspector responsible for enforcement.
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