ICC Begins Development Of Green Building Code
Developing a Green Building Code for traditional and high-performance commercial buildings to provide a new regulatory framework built with leading recognized rating systems in mind is the goal of a new project from the International Code Council.
Developing
a Green Building Code for traditional and high-performance commercial
buildings to provide a new regulatory framework built with leading
recognized rating systems in mind is the goal of a new project from the
International Code Council.
The “Green Building Code Development Project” will provide criteria to
drive green building into everyday practice, according to the Code
Council.
“It has become clear to us that to advance the goal of achieving more
sustainable building performance, some regulatory framework is needed
for areas where market forces are not enough,” says Richard Weiland,
Code Council CEO.
The code likely will address energy efficiency (including solar and other advanced technologies), water use efficiency, materials and resource use conservation, indoor environmental quality and overall building impact on the environment.
An initial planning session to discuss the scope of the project was
held on April 22 in Chicago with experts in the area of green building
science. Feedback for the May 4 Code Council Board of Directors meeting
regarding this project is encouraged and requested, ICC says.
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