IGCC A NEW APPROACH FOR SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
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We are pleased to share a brief summary of recent highlights and media coverage featuring the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). We encourage you to spread the word on these stories and articles by forwarding these messages to your colleagues. We will continue to keep you updated on progress and as we move toward Public Version 2.0 this fall.

For more information or for editorial assistance, please contact Laura Taylor at laura@gaiapr.com.

Update December 2009
An e-newsletter communicating progress on the IGCC initiative.

Call for 2011 IGCC Code Committee
With the recent completion of the 2010 IGCC Public Comment Hearings, we are now moving into the next step in the development of the IGCC - a full cycle of ICC Code Development in 2011. As such, we have posted a "Call for Committee" for the 2011 IGCC Code Committee. Interested parties should fill out an application no later than October 1, 2010. For questions concerning the committee, please contact Mike Pfeiffer or 1-888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233), ext. 4338. Don’t forget to visit the IGCC web page for updated hearing information from Chicago.


If you haven’t signed up for the ICC Annual Conference, it’s not too late.
We look forward to seeing you in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 24-31st. The IGCC features prominently in the conference program, with training sessions on the fundamentals of the IGCC as well as its plumbing & mechanical provisions For more information on the event and registration click here.


IGCC Technical Questions.
Technical questions can be emailed to Mike Pfeiffer, Deputy Senior VP, Technical Services.



Social Media Coverage

Richland Adopts the IGCC - Richland, Washington, Cable 13

SBTC member and Founder and Editorial Director of Green Builder® Media, Ron Jones, blogs on the Chicago hearings

City of Phoenix - Phoenix Green Building Code based on the draft IGCC

The USGlass News Network - IGCC Public Hearings Produce Landmark Results


IES Annual Conference – Toronto, Canada, November 7-9, 2010

Greenbuild – Chicago, November 17-20, 2010

Ecobuild America - Washington, DC, December 6-10, 2010

AIA events

ASTM events

ASHRAE events


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