What building code does New York use?
New York currently enforces New York State Building Code, 2025 edition (statewide 2025 code cycle). Cities and counties in New York may adopt local amendments.
Adopted codes — 2025 cycle
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | New York State Building Code | 2025 |
| Residential | New York State Residential Code | 2025 |
| Fire | New York State Fire Code | 2025 |
| Mechanical | New York State Mechanical Code | 2025 |
| Plumbing | New York State Plumbing Code | 2025 |
| Energy | ASHRAE 90.1 (as referenced by the NYS Energy Code) | 9012 |
| Energy | New York State Energy Conservation Code | 2025 |
| Existing Building | New York State Existing Building Code | 2025 |
| Fuel Gas | New York State Fuel Gas Code | 2025 |
| Property Maintenance | New York State Property Maintenance Code | 2025 |
Other active cycles
New York lists more than one active cycle with ICC — projects may be permitted under either depending on submission date and local adoption.
2020 cycle (also active)
| Scope | Code | Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Building | New York State Building Code | 2020 |
| Residential | New York State Residential Code | 2020 |
| Fire | New York State Fire Code | 2020 |
| Mechanical | New York State Mechanical Code | 2020 |
| Plumbing | New York State Plumbing Code | 2020 |
| Energy | New York State Energy Conservation Code | 2020 |
| Existing Building | New York State Existing Building Code | 2020 |
| Fuel Gas | New York State Fuel Gas Code | 2020 |
| Property Maintenance | New York State Property Maintenance Code | 2020 |
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curl https://codes.submittal.app/api/v1/states/new-york.jsonEvery page on this site is backed by the open building-codes dataset (CC BY 4.0). Source: ICC code-adoption records, retrieved 2026-04-28.