WASHINGTON — Washington, D.C.-based International Code Council (ICC) and Atlanta-based American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) have signed the final agreement that outlines each organization’s role in the development and maintenance of the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC).
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Several associations that develop the construction codes and standards used to create green buildings are working together to bring consistency to high-efficiency structures.
The groups include the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
Read MoreWASHINGTON — The International Code Council and Delmar, the health care and technology arm of teaching services provider Cengage Learning, recently published the construction industry’s first guide to the 2012 International Green Construction Code, which will be available in the spring.
Read MoreBETHESDA, 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.
Read MoreKAYENTA, Ariz. — The Kayenta Township in Arizona recently adopted the International Green Construction Code, making it the first tribal community in the U.S.
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