International Sustainable construction code

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Goals

The goal of the ISCC is to decrease energy usage and carbon footprints along with several other issues.

• The code addresses site development and land use, including the preservation of natural and material resources as part of the process.
• Enforcement of the code will improve indoor air quality and support the use of energy-efficient appliances, renewable energy systems, water resource conservation, rainwater collection and distribution systems, and the recovery of used water, also known as greywater.
• The ISCC emphasizes building performance, including features such as a requirement for building system performance verification along with building owner education, to ensure the best energy-efficient practices are being carried out.
• A key feature of the new code is a section devoted to “jurisdictional electives”, which will allow customization of the code beyond its baseline provisions to address local priorities and conditions.

Implementation

The work of the Code Council/AIA/ASTM team in developing the ISCC was joined with the Standard developed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). The IGCC will reference the Public Version 1.0/ ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2009 for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, as an alternative jurisdictional compliance option within the ISCC. The participants in designing this Standard also voiced their support for the new ISCC and its potential to contribute to a more sustainable built environment. Governments across America and around the globe can adopt the code immediately to reduce energy usage and their jurisdictions carbon footprint. The ISCC also addresses residential construction by referencing the ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standard developed by the National Association of Home Builders and the International Code Council.

While energy codes are improving across the US  and even the states with no codes they are green codes that go beyond energy into health, materials, water and site and community impact that are also growing. This webinar will help you keep up to date on how you can be ready for codes that go beyond energy by describing Scope, Intent and Application of ISCC. Time will be spent explaining the ISCC overlays with the other ICC codes, Differences between ISCC and other green programs such as LEED, Green Globes and others and Status of current adoption the US.

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