Sustainability

The International Green Construction Code was developed in response to a consensus need for a “green code” that addresses safe and sustainable design and construction practices. The IgCC applies to all new and renovated commercial and residential buildings over three stories high. The historic code sets mandatory baseline standards for all aspects of building design and construction, including energy and water efficiency, site impacts, building waste, and materials. The new c

The US has committed to reducing Green House Gas emissions by 50% in 2030 and to be Carbon Neural by 2050. The US Department of Energy has determined that the Commercial and Industrial Sectors of the American Economy emits 47% of the Green House Gas Emissions. The US office of Sustainability was created in 2021 to coordinate US sustainability efforts and as such list over 13 Statutes and Executive orders designed to reduce Green House Gas Emissions throughout the Federal Gove