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A webinar sponsored by organizations instrumental in developing the IgCC provides navigation for standards, codes, and rating systems.
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USGBC puts out call for industry advocates to lobby the adoption of this new standard locally.
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Thomas Kenney provides an insider's perspective on codes and standards, and the obstacles and opportunities we face on the road toward a carbon neutral building industry.
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UL Environment's director of public affairs raises issues that may appear as the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is published this month.
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The “stubbornly beautiful” dandelion is an apt icon for the International Living Future Institute’s Living Building Challenge, the most ambitious green certification criteria to date, which encompasses a regenerative philosophy, advocacy platform, and certification program.
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The “Green Book” provides tools the agency can use for a sustainable approach to environmental regulation.
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The standard establishes minimum requirements regarding energy efficiency, water conservation, occupant comfort, and indoor air quality.
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Updated rules include new checklists for thermal enclosures and HVAC installation quality.
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Portland-based nonprofit releases annual prediction of 10 green building trends to watch in 2012.
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Increased insulation among new code requirements.