Constructing new buildings and retrofiting existing buildings to be environmentally responsible is on the rise in the U.S. and globally. Several leading associations that develop construction codes and standards used to create green buildings are collaborating to bring consistency to high-efficiency structures. The initiative is being welcomed by code officials, architects, construction engineers and builders.
“In just a few years we progressed from developing the first model code for green buildings to a new cooperative document that will make it easier for owners, designers, builders and code officials to deliver sustainable, high-performing buildings,” said International Code Council CEO Dominic Sims.
The ICC develops the International Green Construction Code, the first green construction code for traditional and high-performance commercial buildings with provisions to ensure safe and sustainable construction. Cooperating sponsors of the development of the IgCC are ASHRAE, the American Institute of Architects, the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and the U.S. Green Building Council.
All are collaborating on the development of the next edition of the IgCC, ASHRAE Standard 189.1 and the USGBC LEED green building program, three currently separate documents used to create green buildings.
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