Media Clips

Public Version 2.0 Unveiled at Greenbuild
Public Version 2.0 of the IGCC was launched at a press event at USGBC's Greenbuild International Conference & Expo on November 18. The Code Council was joined by representatives from all five Cooperating Sponsors, presenting a unified front of industry leaders and advocates who are committed to the transformative power that IGCC will bring to the building industry. Click here for the press release. Samples and highlights from recent press coverage include:

• George Miller on the Matter Network: "The AIA sees this code as perhaps the biggest practice development to hit the profession in the last 50 years."
• "Building codes are not exactly the stuff of a rollicking supper-table conversation. But experts say that they are among the most straightforward and cost-effective ways to cut energy costs in buildings..." International Herald Tribune, November 28, 2010

Get Involved - Proposal and Hearings
The IGCC development process will involve two hearings in 2011. Code change proposals for Public Version 2.0 were due to the Code Council by Jan. 3, 2011. Those proposals will be heard at the Code Development Hearings in May, to be held in Dallas. Details of the May hearings to follow early in 2011.

Thousands of Organizations and Individuals Commit Their Support to the IGCC
A synopsis of IGCC Public Version 2.0 is available as a download from the ICC website. The download process includes a specific step to document support for the IGCC. The impressive list of organizations and individuals who support the IGCC has grown tremendously in the days since the launch of Public Version 1.0, with new supporters arriving daily.

New Homes Can Be Energy-Efficient and Affordable, Reveals Study by BCAP
According to a recent study by the Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP), a nonprofit advocacy organization that supports code adoption and implementation, the average incremental cost of constructing a new home to meet the current energy efficiency building code - the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) - comes to a mere $818.72. More...

How to Advocate for the International Green Construction Code
IGCC Coalition partner the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has built an advocacy page on the aia.org website that serves as a resource to architects needing more information on the IGCC and also seeking to take an advocacy role in their communities.

Follow the Newsfeed
All of our other Cooperating Sponsors post the latest in code news to their websites at AIA, ASHRAE, ASTM, IES and USGBC.

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