ANEW CODE FOR A
CHANGINGWORLD ICC INTRODUCES THE INDUSTRY’S
FIRST MODEL CODE FOR GREEN CONSTRUCTION 2012INTERNATIONALGREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE™
(IgCC™
The IgCC provides the building industry with language that broadens and strengthens building codes to accelerate the construction of high-performance, green buildings. It provides a vehicle for jurisdictions to regulate green for the design and performance of new and renovated buildings in a manner that is integrated with existing codes, allowing buildings to reap the rewards of improved design and construction practices.
The code acts as an overlay to the existing set of International Codes®
, including provisions of the International Energy Conservation Code® and ICC-700 National Green Building Standard™
and incorporates ASHRAE Standard 189.1 as an alternate path to compliance.
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The new IgCC is your community’s path to safe, sustainable, economical construction
1. Developed by experts in code development and enforcement, architecture, engineering, building science, environmental health, government, business, and academia, and the public.
2. Encourages job creation in green construction.
3. Establishes baseline green requirements and allows for above code systems such as LEED.
4. compliance and then offering “jurisdictional requirement” options
5. Requires no increase in the overall cost of green building. 6. Coordinated with other model codes. 7. Creates a regulatory framework for new and existing buildings. 8. Complemented by strong technical support from ICC.
9. Allows for an open and transparent development process, gathering input from all individuals and groups.
10. Supported by a base of professional organizations: AIA, ASTM International, ASHRAE, IES, and USGBC.
Learn more about the new IgCC! 1-800-786-4452 |
www.iccsafe.org/G
) People Helping People Build a Safer World™
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TOP 10 BENEFITS OF THE IgCC
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