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Public Meeting Notice

Public Meeting Notice  Board of Building Standards and Regulations Meeting - 10.13.26

Meeting start time: 10:00am
Posted: October 7, 2026 9:19 a.m.

Overview

This is a remote meeting. You can participate from your computer, laptop, or smartphone. See Meeting Agenda for details.

You will need

Microsoft Teams Meeting Link 

Meeting ID: 256 128 585 901 05 

Passcode: Xi9ec7jj 

Dial in by phone 

+1 857-327-9245,,549419396# United States, Boston 

Find a local number 

Phone conference ID: 549 419 396# 

In accordance with the provisions of G.L. c. 30A § 20, notice is hereby given that the Board of Building Regulations and Standards will be convening a regular monthly meeting. 

If you need reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting, please reach out to Cheryl Yebba at 617- 701-8711. The Agency will make best efforts to accommodate requests received in a timely manner.

Agenda

Member
Reade Milne
Sy Nguyen
David A. Johnson, Sr.
Darien Crimmin
Lisa Davey
Jason Ferschke
Mark Hansen
Tarica Leskiw
Luke McKneally
Vineet Nair
Atiya Rahim
David Riquinha
Jon Davine or designee
Elizabeth Mahony or designee
Sarah Wilkinson or designee

It is anticipated that the topics shown below will be discussed at the aforementioned meeting: 

  1. Review/Vote Minutes of the following meetings: 
    1. BBRS minutes from September 8, 2026
    2. BOCC minutes from September 1, 2026
    3. Climate Resiliency minutes from July 10, 2026, July 24, 2026, August 14, 2026, September 14, 2026
    4. Fire Prevention and Fire Protection minutes from July 22, 2026, August 7, 2026, August 19, 2026
    5. Residential Code minutes from June 18, 2026, July 2, 2026, July 16, 2026, August 6, 2026, September 3, 2026, September 17, 2026
  2. Review/Discuss Board Counsel Report
  3. Review/Discuss Report from Subcommittees
    1. BOCC
    2. FP/FP
    3. Residential Code
    4. Energy Advisory
    5. Climate Resiliency
    6. Manufactured Buildings
  4. Review/Discuss Executive Director Report
    1. Construction Supervisor License
      1. Totals for the month of September 2026 including waivers and reinstatements
  5. Review/Discuss/Vote Request for Interpretation
    1. RFI 2026-23 Chapter 16 Section 1608.4 submitted by J. DeRitter 
  6. Review/Discuss/ Vote Code Change Proposal Forms
    1. Accessible egress amendment 101.4.7 submitted by W. Mott, MDA Architecture
    2. Domestic, autonomous mobile robot docking, charging and containment Chapter 3 IRC 2024 submitted by R. Patel and N. Jain
    3. Automated shading load management 2024 IECC Section C406.3.4 submitted by S. Newman, Responsible Energy Codes Alliance (RECA) 
  7. Review/Discuss/Vote 11th Edition subcommittee overall timeline and dates 
  8. Discuss matters not reasonably anticipated by the chair, 48 hours in advance of the meeting
  9. Quasi-Judicial session pursuant to M.G.L. c. 30A, §18. 

Adjournment – the next scheduled meeting is November 10, 2026

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