By statute, the Commissioner of Insurance has general supervision over the administration and enforcement of the North Carolina state building code. Engineering Division staff serve on the Building Code Council. Final authority to adopt criteria rests with the Building Code Council. Public hearings are conducted bi-annually to consider revisions, with a June meeting ending the year. Adopted code changes are then printed as replacement pages that can be incorporated into the code on a three-year cycle.
Compliance is determined by plan review and inspections through the normal building permit process.
Compliance forms are included in the energy provisions for both residential and commercial buildings. The North Carolina Department of Insurance is responsible for general supervision of the effort statewide. Depending on the size of the local government unit, the same individual may be responsible for performing plan reviews and inspections. Standard Building Code insulating standards as statewide requirements. The committee recommended new energy requirements in March 1977, and the Building Code Council adopted these standards, which went into effect on January 1, 1978.