As part of its yearly procedures, the Board of Building Regulations and Standards requires that each city and town submit a list of its currently employed building officials. On the enclosed form please indicate only the current building inspectors. When a building official retires, or is no longer affiliated with a city or town, they are still required to maintain their certification requirements.
Please remember that each city/town has ONE Inspector of Buildings/Building Commissioner, who is the top-level official in the department. All other inspectors, regardless of title, are defined as Local Inspectors according to MGL c 143 § 3.
MGL c 143 § 3 states that Building Commissioner or Inspector of Buildings: “…shall have had at least five (5) years of experience in the supervision of building construction or design or in the alternative a four year undergraduate degree in a field related to building construction or design or any combination of education and experience which would confer equivalent knowledge and ability, as determined by the board. In addition, such persons shall have a general knowledge of the accepted requirements for building construction, fire prevention, light, ventilation and safe egress; as well as a general knowledge of other equipment and materials essential for safety, comfort, and convenience of the occupants of a building or structure; plus whatever other requirements of experience and knowledge that are
deemed necessary by the municipality.”
Local Inspector: “…shall have had at least five (5) years of experience in the supervision of building construction or design in the alternative a two year associate degree in a field related to building construction or design or any combination of education and experience which would confer equivalent knowledge and ability, as determined by the board. In addition, such person shall have a general knowledge of the accepted requirements for building construction, fire prevention, light ventilation and safe egress; as well as a general knowledge of other equipment and materials essential for safety, comfort, and convenience of the occupants
of a building or structure; plus whatever other requirements of experience and knowledge that are deemed necessary by the municipality.”