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Up Close - Architecture & Engineering - June 07, 2012
Architects publish guide for green construction code
Groups hope all 50 states will adopt standards that were published in March


The American Institute of Architects late last month introduced its first overview guide on how architects can implement in their practice the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), which was introduced in March by the International Code Council (ICC).

The guide, titled Guide to the IgCC, is meant as a "one-stop-shop" document for AIA-member architects working in jurisdictions where the IgCC is adopted or soon will be doing so.

"For architects to begin impleme...


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