ICC INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL
IGCC
SAFE & SUSTAINABLE BY THE BOOK
Green is more than a trend; it is key to building safe, sustainable buildings in the future.
The Code Council reached a milestone in the development of the International Green Construction Code® (IGCC®) with the completion of the Public Comment Hearings on the initial release of the IGCC that ran from August 14-22 in Rosemont, Illinois (just outside of Chicago.) The hearings involved a review of public comments submitted up until the May 15 deadline, along with testimony presented during the hearings themselves. The process the IGCC is going through now until incorporation into the 2012 I-Codes will ensure that the resulting code will be compatible, enforceable, adaptable and effective.
The Code Council released the IGCC in March 2009 as part of its commitment to green and sustainable safety issues. The ICC launched the IGCC initiative with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and ASTM International as cooperating sponsors. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) joined the work of the ICC/AIA/ ASTM team in developing the IGCC. The IGCC references the ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1 as a jurisdictional requirement option.
“In the first model building code, developed more than 80 years ago, structural, fire and ventilation were seen as the only critical elements for safe buildings,” said Rick Weiland, ICC CEO. “Now we are faced with another great leap forward, as green and sustainability concepts have become increasingly central to any mainstream definition of safety. Our charge … is to establish what role building codes should play in facilitating, promoting and regulating this expanded concept of safety.”
Energy-efficient buildings have immense benefits for consumers, the environment and the economy. The Code Council has been a consistent leader in the development of model energy codes. In response to the 1973 energy crisis, model energy codes were developed to incorporate the design of energy-efficient buildings and the installation of energy efficient mechanical, lighting and power-systems. In 1976, the Council’s legacy groups developed the Model Code for Energy Conservation in New Building Construction, which became the foundation for the International Energy Conservation Code® (IECC®), first published in 1998.
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GreenBuilder 12.2010
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