IGCC Hearings Lead to Amended Thermal Requirements
BETHESDA, Md. — Final hearings last month for the 2012 International Green Code yielded a number of advances, including what some call a straightforward approach to minimum thermal requirements for roof and wall systems. The new code will also extend the minimum thermal requirements to all low-slope roof replacements involving above-deck insulation.
The council will publish the first edition of the code in the spring of 2012, and expects it to become the primary benchmark for green construction standards and practices.
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