How soon after a town or city adopts it would the stretch code take effect?
In order to provide consistency among communities, once adopted the stretch code can only go into effect on January 1st or July 1st, and there must be at least six months between adoption and when the stretch code becomes mandatory. For example: if Lexington voted to adopt in March 2010, then on January 1st 2011 the stretch code would replace the base energy code as the sole, mandatory energy code in Lexington. During the interim period, from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 the stretch code and the base IECC 2009 code would be available as an option for builders to use.
