AIA Announces Support for International Green Construction Code

by Jonathan McGaha | March 27, 2012 12:00 am

The American Institute of Architects announced its support for the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), a new model code expected to help conserve energy in both commercial buildings and residential structures while providing direction for safe and sustainable building design and construction. The International Code Council (ICC) will publish the IgCC tomorrow, March 28.
Early versions of the IgCC released during the development of the code are already in use by states and jurisdictions, demonstrating the need and demand for safe and sustainable design and construction. With the IgCC’s release tomorrow, the AIA will continue its effort to provide information and education resources to its members engaged in the adoption of the IgCC in their states. In May, the AIA will publish a guide to the IgCC that will be available at the AIA’s annual convention in Washington, D.C. May 17-19.

The IgCC was developed at public hearings with input from experts in code development and enforcement, architecture, engineering, building science, environmental advocacy, government, business, academia and the public. Besides the AIA, IgCC cooperating sponsors include ASTM International, ASHRAE[1], the U.S. Green Building Council[2] (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society[3] (IES).

The Green Code acts as an overlay to the existing International Codes[4], including provisions of the
International Energy Conservation Code for some baseline requirements. The IgCC provides model code language that establishes a baseline for new and existing buildings related to energy conservation, water efficiency, site impacts, building waste, material resource efficiency and other sustainability measures. The ongoing development and evolution of the IgCC serves as the best process to monitor, validate and develop green regulations that are useable, enforceable and adaptable.

Endnotes:
  1. ASHRAE: http://www.ashrae.org/
  2. U.S. Green Building Council: https://www.usgbc.org/
  3. Illuminating Engineering Society: http://www.iesna.org/
  4. International Codes: http://www.iccsafe.org/Store/Pages/2012I-Codes.aspx?r=2012icodes

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