1992 MEC with state amendments is mandatory statewide. The state energy code contains statewide mandatory minimum requirements that local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce. Local jurisdictions must obtain approval from the State Construction Industries Commission to adopt more restrictive amendments.
Historical buildings are exempt.
The state will concentrate on trying to adopt the IECC 2000 this year or the next. At the end of May, the state is planning to have an introductory meeting on this topic with the New Mexico Construction Industries Commission. These codes are adopted by the state on a three-year code cycle corresponding with the publication of the ICBO Uniform Codes. Amendments, if any, to the current version of the MEC must first be proposed by a trade association or other construction group. These amendments are then reviewed by a technical advisory committee composed of engineers and representatives of the building department and the state.