Codes and Standards

Codes and Standards

• Transforming Practice

  A sea change isn't coming. It's already here.

   

• Code Words

  An international green construction code will change the game. Are we ready?

   

• Codes of Conduct

  Are we ready for an international green construction code?

   

• USGBC Report Tracks Green Building Legislation

  "Advancing Green Building Policy in the States: 2011 Victories from Alabama to Wyoming," summarizes legislative progress on green building through the first half of the calendar year.

   

• IgCC Version 2.0 Public Comment Period Ends Aug. 12

  Comments on the latest versions of the International Green Construction Code are due Aug. 12, and will be followed by final action hearings in November 2011.

   

• Maryland Adopts International Green Construction Code

  Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the state’s adoption of the IGCC into law, enabling all local governments in the state to adopt the code.

   

• ASHRAE Seeks Public Comment on Standard 100-2006

  ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 100-2006, Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Open For Comment Until May 25

   

• Measuring Compliance

  Roger Chang, the director of sustainability at Westlake Reed Leskosky, looks at the path ahead for energy codes, standards, and benchmarking.

   

• President Obama Announces "Better Buildings Initiative"

  Continuing his push for innovation, the President outlines a focus on energy-efficient buildings.

   

• UL Environment Acquires Greenguard Certification Programs

  In acquiring Air Quality Sciences, UL Environment also absorbs its certifying body Greenguard Environmental Institute.

   

• January Legislative Update

  The launch of CALGreen and the DOE’s energy spending plan were some of the green legislative issues in the news this month.

   

• The International Green Construction Code Promises to Change the Way We Build

  A new green code is working its way through the approval process. Now is the time for architects to get involved.

   

• Two New Guides Offer Guidance on Sustainable Building

  ASHRAE offers the third edition of its GreenGuide: The Design, Construction and Operation of Sustainable Buildings, while the U.S. Green Concrete Council releases its second guide on concrete sustainability.

   

• IGCC Public Version 2.0 Released

  The International Green Construction Code Public Version 2.0 is now available for download. Code change proposals will be accepted until Jan. 3.

   

• Rhode Island Adopts the IGCC

  Rhode Island adopts the International Green Construction Code as a compliance path for the Rhode Island Green Buildings Act.

   

• GSA Raises Federal Building Requirement to LEED Gold

  GSA's facilities standards will be updated by the end of 2010.

   

• Rubik Code, Part Two

  In the second piece of a two-part series from ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING magazine, Glenn Heinmiller discusses what LEED and the new green building codes have in store for lighting.

   

• Rubik Code, Part One

  Glenn Heinmiller and ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING magazine decipher what today's energy codes mean for lighting practices.

   

• ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2007 Available As Free Download

  The energy standard is now available as a free downloadable PDF thanks to funding from the U.S. Department of Energy.

   

• USGBC's Vote on Wood Certification Standards Starts Oct. 25

  Balloting will decide whether groups other than FSC will get their standards recognized for LEED points.