The International Code Council (ICC) recently announced it will release the International Green Construction Code for public review in March 2010. The International Green Construction Code is designed to coordinate with existing building code and regulations.
ICC developed the IGCC in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders, meaning it’s largely intended for residential building. It is part of a multi-year initiative called IGCC: Safe and Sustainable by the Book.
According to ICC, “The IGCC is designed specifically to integrate and coordinate with the other International Codes already being enforced by governmental code officials at all levels. All 50 states and more than 20,000 U.S. jurisdictions use the International Codes developed by the Code Council for safety and sustainability. The International Codes also serve as the basis for construction of federal properties around the world, and as a reference for many nations outside the United States.”
ICC follows consensus approach to code-making, so the IGCC will be open for public comment through August 2010 following initial publication. The IGCC will then go through another round of review, comments and public hearings in 2011 for the publication for the 2012 ICC Family of Codes.