ICC, ASHRAE, USGBC, IES Announce Nation’s First Set of Model Codes and Standards for Green Building in the U.S. (BuildingOnline)

The International Code Council (ICC), the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) today announce the launch of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC), representing the merger of two national efforts to develop adoptable and enforceable …

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National Energy Services Company, Inc. Acquires Licensing Rights for Green Building Panel Manufacturing in Central and … (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

LA QUINTA, Calif.—-National Energy Services Co. acquired the rights to manufacture and sell/install a patent pending building panel in Central and South America. These structurally insulated panels are one of the most well suited products for use in component building systems in Central America where the moisture, winds and weather play an important role in dictating the type of building …

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