All the cool green building people will be in Memphis next week updating the 2012 International Green Construction Code. There are more than 900 changes proposed ..… Continue Reading
ASHRAE standard 189.1 will be republished in 2014 for adoption in the IgCC 2015. In an environment of green building standards, rating systems, and codes, it is the republishing of ASHRAE Standard 189.1 that may be the single most significant act in 2014 toward improving the built environment.… Continue Reading
Virginia has become the latest government to mandate an alternative compliance path for green building that includes the International Green Construction Code.… Continue Reading
Proposals for changes to the International Code Council's "Green Construction Code" have been accepted since November and are due not later than January 10, 2014. Proposed IgCC changes are accepted from any member of the public. This is your opportunity to effect change in the environmental industrial complex.… Continue Reading
New research from Arizona State University calls into question many common assumptions about the ability of reflective pavements to mitigate urban heat island effect. .. "Unfortunately, efforts to promote reflective pavements have moved more quickly than the scientific and engineering research."… Continue Reading
Last night Will County, Illinois officials held a public meeting seeking input on incentivizing "sustainable and green features" through the voluntary use of the International Green Construction Code. But, many believe environmental protection is far too important than to leave to the government.… Continue Reading
Dallas has now accepted the first building permit applications under its green building ordinance. All new projects must either: meet the minimum requirements of the Dallas Green Construction Code or be LEED certifiable or be Green Built Texas certifiable or be certifiable under an equivalent green building standard.… Continue Reading
The final vote of the District of Columbia's Construction Codes Coordinating Board on the Green Construction Code occurred last week, ... The new Green Code is significant, not only for those constructing or renovating buildings within DC, but because it portends a new green regulatory scheme that may well be a national model.… Continue Reading
I have spent just over a year thinking about the International Green Construction Code (IgCC). I know it has been one year because I received my first copy of the code at Greenbuild 2010. My conclusion today about the code is no different than it was one year ago: The IgCC is unnecessarily confusing. Take, for instance, … Continue Reading
I was recently given the opportunity to interview Thomas Taylor and I jumped at the opportunity for two reasons. First, Taylor wrote the forward for the first green building book I ever purchased. Second, Taylor was involved with the Northland Pines High School project, which I have written about extensively. Taylor currently works for Alberici’s sustainable consulting service, Vertegy. This … Continue Reading
This guest post is by Joe Stampone of A Student of the Real Estate Game. Joe is in his final semester at the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate with a concentration in sustainable development. The behavioral shift towards sustainable development that we’re experiencing has changed the real estate landscape, however the marketing benefits, performance … Continue Reading
If the International Green Construction Code (IGCC) is successful, green buildings will soon become the rule instead of the exception. By codifying green building standards, the IGCC has the potential to make major strides to advance green building practices on a scale that has been unattainable through LEED and other similar voluntary green building standards. … Continue Reading
I continue to ponder the importance of the release of the International Green Construction Code public version 2.0 (IGCC). I recently asked Bob Kobet, LEED Faculty member, to provide his thoughts on IGCC. It’s good to see that I am not the only one who thinks the new code is a big step for green building. … Continue Reading
Back in October 2010, Doug Reiser and I co-presented on the topic of substituting LEED for traditional building codes. As we were finishing our presentation, I reiterated our primary theme that LEED standards should not be used as a building code. One of the audience members raised her hand and asked why weren’t we discussing … Continue Reading
