Dive summary:
- The International Green Building Code (IgCC) won adoption by several states or local governments in its first year of existence, and the approach of having a code that sets a baseline for green building may gain more traction as LEED standards rise with each revision of the system.
- Atlanta construction attorney Gina Vitiello, who follows green-building standards, says IgCC does not offer the bragging rights and intangible brand benefits that LEED certification offers right now, but its approach is fundamentally different.
- In its first year, IgCC was adopted – usually as a voluntary goal – by state or local regulators in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington.
From the article:
As LEED makes those advances, the practicality and predictability of a mandatory base code makes more sense to governmental agencies and becomes a more reasonable and effective way to carry out their public policy toward sustainable building....
