Monthly Archives: May 2011

I am still reeling from the long, strange trip the IgCC Hearings have been. Over the course of the next week I will be preparing a detailed report on the IgCC Code Development Hearings held this past week in Dallas … Continue reading →

A life cycle assessment is an evaluation of the environmental impact of the materials used in a building “from cradle to grave”. One of the code officials at the IgCC hearings summarized it this way: The calf is born You … Continue reading →

A proposal that would permit a whole building life cycle assessment as an alternative to 55% of the material used in the building being recycled, recyclable, biobased, indigenous or used was approved for the IgCC yesterday. How does one perform … Continue reading →

The main result of the IgCC hearings today is that … use of ASHRAE 189.1 in the 2012 IgCC will remain the same as it is in Public Verion 2 of the same document. Basically, the jurisdiction that adopts the … Continue reading →

Heading to the IgCC hearings in Dallas. There are a few topics we hope to get addressed there for the industry. Among these are: – allowing the building designer to choose if they want to use ASHRAE 189.1 or the … Continue reading →