Provisions adopted into the 2015 IgCC can assist progressive communities meet energy goals

Cities and states looking at energy efficient buildings to help meet energy goals are getting a boost from the 2015 International Green Construction Code (IgCC), reported RealEstateRama. Four critical proposals that will drive significant improvements in building energy performance were approved when final voting on the model energy code closed. New Buildings Institute (NBI) joined with an assortment of industry representatives to educate the industry, which helped convince the IgCC committee and ICC membership to favor the proposal. (12/2/2014)