Consensus Committee Appointed For National Green Building Standard

Targeted News Service;  April 9, 2007 ;     557 words ......International Code Council (ICC) announced...National Green Building Standard...National Green Building Standard...homes," said Code Council Board President...standard. "The Code Council's support for green building, especially...

What does the future hold for green building?(environmental friendly...

Environmental Design & Construction;  December 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......contributed to the growth and development of green building, and should be proud of our collective...made a lot of progress advancing the green building profession and our success is demonstrated...number of government agencies adopting green building criteria; the growing ranks of ...

ICC moves into new D.C 'green' building.(news connection)

Reeves Journal;  February 1, 2007 ;     197 words ...The International Code Council is set to move its world headquarters...the U.S. Capitol Building, said Code Council CEO Rick Weiland. Having our offices in the first LEED-certified green building in D.C. shows our corporate commitment...world. The move will elevate the Code ...

ICC creates green building committee.(association news)

Snips;  October 1, 2008 ;     255 words ...The International Code Council has approved the creation...to be proactive on green building matters and supported...use of water, the code council has embraced and committed...important arena of green building, said council CEO...Weiland. It reflects the code ...

Green building goes mainstream: indicators show that 2004 will be the year...

Professional Builder (1993);  March 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......2004 as a vanguard year for the green building movement. Here's what we see that suggests that green building practices and technologies will...building this year. * The sprouting of green building programs: Residential green building...

Code council moves into 'green' building.(association news)

Snips;  February 1, 2007 ;     279 words ...The International Code Council will move its world headquarters...Capitol Building, said Code Council CEO Rick Weiland. Having...offices in a LEED-certified, 'green' building in D.C. shows our corporate...available turned out to be a green building. This move fits in ...

Green is here to stay: the green building movement has never been...

Residential Design & Build;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......provide enlightenment on the state of the green building movement in mainstream home building...Ray Tonjes, chairman of the NAHB's Green Building Subcommittee, and custom builder from...OMITTED] Q Are homeowners driving the green building movement more than builders, or are...

A blueprint for green building economics.

Environmental Design & Construction;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Green building has rapidly been gaining momentum as a design...industry since the late 1980's. The various country green building rating systems provide the best definition of a green building. In many countries, green building activity initiated...

Green building gaining ground in local commercial sector.(Real Estate)

Crain's Cleveland Business;  February 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......from his peers when he hopped on the green-building bandwagon more than 10 years ago. This...persisted over the years in his support of green building principles tempered with a pragmatic...architects and commercial builders. (Green building) is not yet mainstream, but it's not...

Turner's top man supports green building.(Turner Construction Co invests...

Waste News;  December 4, 2006 ;     604 words ...Byline: Jim Johnson Green building has a vocal advocate in a high...contractor and largest builder of green building projects. Even Leppert admits...esn't readily point to him being a green building advocate. But instead of viewing...

Akerman Senterfitt Builds National, LEED Accredited Team of Green Building...

PR Newswire;  September 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Nation's First Green Building Code Sets the Stage for Increased...PRNewswire/ -- Until recently, green building litigation has been the subject...the nation's first state-level green building code adopted by the California...

The State of Green Building 2000.(Brief Article)

Professional Builder (1993);  September 1, 2000 ;     458 words ...Green building. Resource-efficient construction...is that new home buyers want what green building offers--energy efficiency, resource-efficie...etc. The basic assumption is that green building must cost more and thereby eliminate...

Greater Pittsburgh Region Retains Green Building Leadership Position;...

PR Newswire;  November 14, 2002 ;     494 words ......Pittsburgh continues to lead the nation in green building development, according to Pittsburgh-based Green Building Alliance, which today released its annual Shades of Green report. Green building goes hand-in-hand with our efforts to revitalize...

Code Council Creates Sustainable Building Committee.

Western Builder;  August 25, 2008 ;     260 words ......July, the International Code Council Board approved the creation...many ongoing efforts in green, sustainable and safe...Among the organization's green-building initiatives: creation...International Energy Conservation Code; continual advancement...the ICC-700 National Green ...

Chapters and LEED: making green building local.

Environmental Design & Construction;  July 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...If you want to see the face of the green building movement, you probably don't need go...leaders who comprise them--are the green building movement's most effective advocates...officials, and business owners about green building and the LEED Green Building Rating...