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44 | march/april 2014 | Facilities Manager code talkers A s a facilities and physical plant professional, you are cer- tainly aware of the influence of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 as well as the LEED certification process, which operates under the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Together, ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED represent in many respects the first significant attempt to establish voluntary standards and rating systems that support sustainable construction, as well as green energy, operations, and resource man- agement practices within the built environment. In more recent years, however, we have seen the next forward leap: a movement toward codification of green building stan- dards, through the creation of Standard 189.1 and the publication of the Inter- national Code Council's International Green Construction Code, commonly referred to as IgCC. Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High-Performance Green Buildings, Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings, is an ANSI American National Standard produced through the combined ef- forts of the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air Conditioning En- gineers (ASHRAE); the USGBC; and the Illuminating Engineer- ing Society (IES). It provides minimum re- quirements for the sit- ing, design, construc- tion, and operation of high-performance green buildings. Known for its creation of model codes, the ICC has published the IgCC—a readily adoptable green construction code for use by states and municipalities. ICC established IgCC in collaboration with the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International and the American Institute of Architects. Standard 189.1 is cited as a jurisdictional compliance option within the IgCC. As of October 2013, five U.S. states (Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Oregon, and Rhode Island) have adopted the IgCC, along with cities and municipalities in Arizona, New Hampshire, and Wash- ington State. And you can be certain that more are soon to follow. The IgCC identifies mandatory base- line requirements for building and site sustainability. It also establishes manda- tory baseline requirements for building products, in a manner similar to manda- tory provisions found in other codes for structural and fire requirements. It addresses key elements of green building design: Site Development and Land Use, Material Resource Conservation and Efficiency, Energy Conservation, Water Resource Conservation and Efficiency, and Indoor Environmental Quality. APPA'S GREEN CODES WORKING GROUP As compliance efforts within jurisdic- tions take shape, there is a need for the The Growing Mandate for Green Buildings APPA's Green Codes Work Group to monitor Standard 189.1 and the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), and their impact on campus facilities By Mark Goska and John Bernhards code talkers APPA' G C d W k G k t it St d d 189 1 d d code talkers

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