INDUSTRY NEWS
May 2012
U.S. Green Building Council Applauds Newly Released International Green Construction CodeIgCC offers a new code baseline for greener building construction that is complementary to LEED The 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) will increase the energy-efficiency of structures, while providing governments direction and oversight of green design and construction, according to the International Code Council, the code's author and one of several U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) partners in the effort. The 2012 version of the IgCC– authored by ICC in partnership with the American Institute of Architects, ASTM international, ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society, and USGBC– is an important first step for the partner organizations and the building community in a long, but important journey to mainstream healthier, lower impact, more efficient, and more responsible building practice. Learn more. |
Industry Leaders Comment on Reliability, Efficiency, and Environmental Advantages of District Energy/CHPAt the Opening Plenary Panel of IDEA's recent 25th Campus Energy Conference, leaders from universities including Cornell, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Princeton, and Texas A&M shared perspectives on combined heat and power (CHP)/District Energy on their campuses:
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Ball State U Completes First Phase of Campus Geothermal System |
U South Carolina Students Initiate Carbon Neutral AthleticsStudent athletes have been hard at work planting trees and exchanging energy-efficient light bulbs around campus to offset the carbon emissions of men's basketball games. The university's first carbon-neutral athletic event was intended to create awareness of the carbon emissions produced by sporting events and to pave the way for larger-scale carbon neutral events around campus. Learn more. |
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