Tag Archives: ASHRAE 189.1

2018 IgCC is Not in Use Anywhere. A Detailed Analysis of Why?

The 2018 International Green Construction Code was released on November 8, 2018 but more than a year later, it has not been adopted anywhere. The 203 page document available from the ICC for sale to the public, .. click here for a free read only copy of the 2018 IgCC, is an entirely new standard … Continue Reading

2018 will be a Year for New Green Building Standards, Codes and Rating Systems

By Stuart Kaplow on January 7, 2018 Posted in Green Building

2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. There has been no other single calendar year that has seen the breadth of substantive change that is before us. In 2018 there will be new versions of LEED, ASHARE 189.1, IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and .. … Continue Reading

50 Shades of Green in Montgomery County

By Stuart Kaplow on October 1, 2017 Posted in Codes and Regulations, IgCC, LEED

Green building will remain mandatory for new construction in Montgomery County, Maryland and effective December 1, 2017, the International Green Construction Code 2012 will be a permitted alternative. Montgomery County was among the first local jurisdictions in the country, in 2008, to adopt a mandatory green building law for private building, requiring most new construction … Continue Reading

Is the 2018 IgCC Doomed to Fail?

By Stuart Kaplow on May 14, 2017 Posted in Codes and Regulations, Green Building, Green Globes, IgCC, LEED

Last week the ICC and ASHRAE issued joint news releases on the status of the “unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification” that will be published as the 2018 version of the International Green Construction Code. This blog regularly advances the postulate that green building is the ideal means of … Continue Reading

Now is the Time to Revise your Green Building Contracts

By Stuart Kaplow on April 3, 2016 Posted in Green Building, Green Globes, LEED, Sustainability

Today is the day to revise your contracts for sustainable projects. With the U.S. Green Building Council’s recent announcement that all new projects registering for LEED 2009 beginning later this week, on April 8, 2016, will need to satisfy increased minimum energy performance thresholds, everyone involved with LEED projects should promptly review their contract documents … Continue Reading

IgCC will now be Powered by ASHRAE 189.1

By Stuart Kaplow on July 26, 2015 Posted in Codes and Regulations, LEED

Last Friday, the International Code Council and ASHRAE announced that the new version of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), .. scheduled to be released in 2018, .. will be powered by" ASHRAE Standard 189.1. .. Much of the early reaction has been nonplussed given that, today, there are only a handful of IgCC green buildings.… Continue Reading

Green Code Mandatory on April 1 For All Building in Baltimore

By Stuart Kaplow on March 17, 2015 Posted in Codes and Regulations, LEED

Baltimore City adopted the International Green Construction Code ... effective April 1, 2015. And despite that the IgCC becomes mandatory on April Fools' Day, we are not playing a practical joke when we tell you that the effective date has "shifted."… Continue Reading

ASHRAE 189.1 – 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

By Stuart Kaplow on November 23, 2014 Posted in LEED

Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1 Green Building Standard was published and is now available for use.… Continue Reading

Lawyers’ Opinions in Green Building Transactions

By Stuart Kaplow on July 7, 2014 Posted in LEED, Sustainability

One might ask why they need an opinion from a lawyer that their building is green? The best response is because in many instances their lender requires it. While legal opinions are given in a variety of commercial contexts, they are increasingly being required as part of the due diligence by lenders when making loans secured by (i.e., a mortgage) a green building.… Continue Reading

Green Building Code Webinar Available Now

By Chris Cheatham on June 7, 2011 Posted in Codes and Regulations

Many of you have been asking about the availability of the webinar on the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) that I completed with Bob Kobet, and Basic Gov. The webinar is now available online, although you will have to sync the powerpoints and audio. If you listen closely, you can hear the panic in my voice … Continue Reading

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