May 1, 2009—The International Code Council has announced its intent to initiate a “Green Building Code Development Project” targeted at the commercial market. The objective of this new project is to develop a Green Building Code for traditional and high-performance buildings that is consistent and coordinated with the ICC family of Codes and Standards, the Council says.
The code will provide a new regulatory framework built with leading recognized rating systems in mind, says ICC, and will provide criteria to drive green building into everyday practice.
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. It will be developed under the Council’s governmental consensus process. The Code Council will seek the collaboration of key partners along with input from its members and stakeholders. The Council says this coordinated approach will ensure that code officials, design professionals, and other industry experts will have a prominent and appropriate role in the development process.
Ongoing input regarding this project is encouraged and requested. Comments may be sent to GreenBuildingCode@iccsafe.org. To track the progress of the Green Code development, visit the ICC Web site.
