The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today introduced the first overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was introduced in March by the International Code Council (ICC).
The guide, entitled simply, “Guide to the IgCC,” www.aia.org/igcc is meant as a one-stop-shop document exclusively for AIA-member architects working in jurisdictions where the IgCC is adopted or soon will be. The announcement was made on the opening day of the AIA’s 2012 National Convention
Among the areas covered by the AIA’s IgCC Guide:
• A comprehensive overview of the IgCC;
• A backgrounder on the IgCC’s genesis and a history of environmental advocacy by the AIA;
• A closer look at energy and energy modeling;
A chapter-by-chapter summary of the IgCC;
• An entire chapter on how to lobby state and local governments to adopt the IgCC.
