The New York City Model Code Program is an effort undertaken by the Department of Buildings to streamline and modernize New York City's Building Code and Electrical Code.

Under the Program, national model codes promulgated by leading technical organizations are reviewed. Working closely with local industry, labor, and real estate representatives, the model codes most appropriate for New York City are amended for use in the City and adopted as Local Law by the City Council. After adoption, the Model Code Program and its Technical Committees review the Codes every three years to ensure they remain up to date.

Overview

• Building and Electrical Code History
•  Model Code Program Structure (36 kb)
• Sampling of Participating Organizations

Building Code Revision Participants

• Managing Committee
• Technical Committees
• Advisory Committees

Electrical Code Revision & Interpretation Participants

• The Electrical Code Advisory Committee (E.C.A.C.)
• The Electrical Code Revision and Interpretation Committee (E.C.R.I.C.)
• New York City Electrical Code Advisory Board

Recent Rules and Legislation

• Local Law 99 of 2005 -  The Plumbing Code and Administrative sections of the Building Code
• 2002 Electrical Code

Public Forums and Hearings

• City Council Hearing on Intro 478a before the Housing and Buildings Committee - October 31, 2005
• City Council Hearing on Intro 478 before the Housing and Buildings Committee - June 24, 2005
• City Council Hearing on Intro 478 (IBC) and Intro 368 (NPFA 5000) before the Housing and Buildings Committee - November 30, 2004
• January 28th and 29th 2004 Public Forum
• February 14, 2003 Public Forum

Printed copies of the Electrical Code, Building Code, and many other publications are available at the CityStore.