internationalgreenconstructioncode.doc

INTERNATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION CODE? PUBLIC VERSION 1.0 First Printing Publication Date: March 2010 COPYRIGHT ? 2010 INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. With the Cooperating Sponsorship of American Institute of Architects ASTM International ISBN: 978-1-58001-630-8 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This version of the International Green Construction Code? is a copyrighted work owned by the International Code Council, Inc. Without advance written permission from the copyright owner, no part of this work may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, without limitation, electronic, optical or mechanical means (by way of example, and not limitation, photocopying or recording by or in an information storage retrieval system). For information on permission to copy material exceeding fair use, please contact: Publications, 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478. Phone 1-888-ICC-SAFE (422-7233). Trademarks: “International Code Council,” the “International Code Council” logo and the “International Green Construction Code” are trademarks of the International Code Council, Inc. PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. PREFACE Introduction All levels of government and Building Safety Professionals recognize the need for a mandatory baseline of codes addressing green commercial construction, providing a framework linking sustainability with safety and performance. The International Green Construction Code?, in this Public Version 1.0, is designed to meet these needs through model code regulations that promote safe and sustainable construction in an integrated fashion with the ICC Family of Codes. This comprehensive code establishes minimum regulations for buildings and systems using prescriptive and performance-related provisions, working as an overlay to the I-Codes. For example, the requirements of the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code are established as a baseline for the International Green Constr