State Building Code Review Board
Welcome to the State Building Code Review Board.
The State Building Code Review Board (BCRB) is responsible for recommending legislation to amend the New Hampshire Building Code. Per statute, the board aims to provide consistency with the application of laws, rules, or regulations, to avoid undue economic impacts on the public, by considering the cost of such amendments, and to promote public safety best practices.
What We Do
- We recommend legislation to update the model codes within the state building code, and review and approve amendments to those model codes for ratification by the legislature.
- Review and confirm municipal amendments to the state fire code.
- Hear appeals related to the following:
- Decisions made by the state fire marshal, relative to the state building code or state fire code
- The state fire marshal's application and enforcement of the state building code and state fire code
- Decisions made by local building code boards, the NH Electrician's Board, and Board of Home Inspectors and Mechanical Licensing Board
Please note this is a summary.
Meetings & Members
- We meet monthly and when called for by the chair or board vote.
- At an annual meeting each January we elect a vice-chair.
- A quorum is required to meet for the purpose of discussion, information review, hearings, or taking board actions.
Organizational Rules
2024 ICC Codes Committees List
IBC: Chair Arthur Guadano, Vice Chair [Beverly Kowalik], Michael Hagan, Katharine Richardson, Arthur Rose, Jeffrey Trexler
IEBC: Chair Michael Hagan, Vice Chair [Beverly Kowalik], Arthur Guadano, Katharine Richardson, Arthur Rose, Jeffrey Trexler
IECC: Chair Med Kopczynski, Vice Chair Micharl Soucy, Lee Carroll, Arthur Guadano, Karen Kitchen, Arthur Rose
IMC/IPC/ISPSC: Chair Rob Roy, Vice Cahir Kevin Gagne, [Beverly Kowalik], Dean Sotirakopoulos
IRC: Chair Michael Hagan, Vice Chair Karen Kitchen, Kevin Gagne, Matthew Conley, Med Kopczynski [Beverly Kowalik]
Board Structure
- Pursuant to RSA 155-A:10, the board consists of the commissioner and 16 members, appointed by the commissioner for a term specified by law.
- The board elects a vice-chair at its annual meeting.
- The chair presides over all meetings.
- In his/her absence, the vice chair presides.
Meeting & Hearing Information
