NH ENERGY CODE
             ARCHITECT'S OR ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION


Puc 1803.04    Architect's or Engineer's Certification.

     (a)  Pursuant to RSA 155-D:4, VI, and VII, all architects or
engineers registered and practicing in New Hampshire shall
certify in writing to the commission and to the local building
official in whose jurisdiction the building is located, that any
building or structure which they design and that any blueprint to
which they affix their professional seal, meets or exceeds the
requirements of the energy code.

     (b)  Any architect or engineer issuing certification
pursuant to RSA 155-D:4, VI, and VII shall provide, in writing,
to the commission and to the local building official, the
following:

                    (1) The name, address, signature and telephone number
          of the certifying architect or engineer;

                    (2) The registration stamp and registration number of
          the certifying architect or engineer;

                    (3) The tax map and lot number, and the county, town
          and street location of the project;

                    (4) The name, address and telephone number of the
          project owner;

                    (5) The name, address and telephone number of the
          general contractor if known at the time of
          certification; and

                    (6)  A certification statement as follows:

                              "The proposed structure has been designed and
               reviewed by the architect or engineer and
               determined to be in compliance with all
               applicable requirements of RSA 155-D and the
               energy code adopted pursuant thereto."

     (c)  Any architect or engineer providing the certification
described in this section shall be registered and practicing in
the state of New Hampshire.

     (d)  An architect or engineer shall be deemed to be
"practicing in New Hampshire", referred to in (c)  above, if he
or she has a working knowledge of all relevant New Hampshire
building codes and the energy code, for the purpose of designing
a structure in compliance with the energy code.

                                     Effective February 1, 1999