Building Code Updates 2027

At a glance

• What: CB 2026-211 to -213 repeal and replace the building, property maintenance, residential, existing building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, sewage and pool codes with amended 2024 International Code Council editions, and replace the 2018 energy conservation code with an amended version, effective January 1, 2027.
• Where it stands: Hearing held September 21; votes were set for October 12, 2026.

Sources

• City Council video (September 21, 2026): https://cityview.springfieldmo.gov/city-council-meetings-1-season-3/videos/city-council-meeting-september-21-2026-1

Log

2026-09-21 - City Council

• Staff said stakeholders were consulted and new-home cost increases should be in the hundreds of dollars; builders supported keeping an amended 2018 energy code; council members asked about costs, classroom acoustics, pilot homes built to both energy codes and indoor heat thresholds. Video: https://cityview.springfieldmo.gov/city-council-meetings-1-season-3/videos/city-council-meeting-september-21-2026-1