The International Code Council (ICC) released a newsletter yesterday, congratulating Richland, Washington as the first city to adopt its first version of the International Green Construction Code (IGCC). The IGCC has been the topic of discussion on the Builders Counsel Blog in the past. Briefly, the[...]
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August 17th, 2010 - 7:45 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
Washington’s Richland Becomes First City to Adopt IGCC
July 23rd, 2010 - 9:37 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
IGCC Hearings Are Fast Approaching – What’s the Verdict?
The International Code Council (ICC) is responsible for authoring most of the building codes implemented around the US. Back in March, the ICC released its first “beta” version of a Green Construction Code. The ICC’s Green Construction Code (called the IGCC) was released during a meeting he[...]
July 8th, 2010 - 7:46 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
Groups Step Up to Fight BIAW Suit Against New Washington Energy Policy
A rather large group of public interest and conservation groups have filed to intervene in a lawsuit intended to upend new Washington Energy Policy. We discussed this lawsuit last month in an article here at Builders Counsel Blog. Back in May, the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) s[...]
Washington County Adopts Green Building Code While BIAW Sues State Over New Green Energy Law
Washington state’s Clark County has added a voluntary green building standard for residences constructed in its boundaries. Last week, the County’s Board of Commissioners held a hearing and adopted the 2008 National Building Green Standard, a standard of routine adoption nationwide, as a[...]
May 3rd, 2010 - 11:23 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Legislation & Law, Public Contracting
Washington Public Contracting: Around the Web
There is so much going on in public contracting that I want to be able to mention it all (at least the bulk). So, instead of comprehensively reporting, I am simply going to give a few mentions and comments on some interesting public contracting items around the web…. National Public Works Week[...]
April 20th, 2010 - 7:45 am § in Building Standards/Codes, Construction News, Green Building, Legislation & Law
International Code Council to Hold Public Hearing on Green Construction Code
We previously discussed the release of a draft version of the International Code Council’s (ICC) Green Construction Code back in March 2010. The proposed Code would serve as a recommendation to local governments, who seek to implement a more efficient building code. You can review the Code by [...]
