Posts Tagged: International Green Construction Code
Energy Efficient Windows Can Melt Vinyl Siding
The Effect of Reflected Sunlight from Low-e and other Double Paned Window Glass on Vinyl Siding:
OVERVIEW
Glass in double paned windows may on occasion slightly warp or deflect due to a difference in barometric pressure between the interior of the glas…
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Expect more Foam Sheathing Insulation
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 6, 2012) – The Foam Sheathing Committee (FSC) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC), through an industry effort, achieved an important change in gaining broad acceptance of a performance-based standard for the use of foam i…
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Green Construction & Building a Brighter Future
Before I share a special guest article.I would like to invite everyone to join me this Friday at Firehouse Expo @Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD
I am very excited and honored to be teaching this year.
Green Building Construction For The…
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Free Green Building Codes 101 Webinar
Green Building Codes 101: Navigating the Standards, Codes, and Rating Systems.
This webinar addresses many of the questions about the relationships between green standards, codes, and rating systems. This webinar was developed collaboratively by ICC, …
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First National Green Building Code Approved!
For the first time, the US has a national green building code.
The International Green Construction Code (IgCC), approved last week after two years of development, applies to all new and renovated commercial buildings and residential buildings over th…
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Maryland 1st State to Adopt International Green Construction Code
Maryland became the first state to pass the International Green Construction Code and apply the same across the board to all construction projects.
The new law will go into effect on March 1, 2012. The IGCC bill (House Bill 972) passed through the state’s legislature with rampant success. The Senate approved the bill unanimously and the House passed it with a 121 to 18 vote.
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