National Green Building Standard 2012

Download or read book National Green Building Standard 2012 written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changes to the 2012 ICC-700 National Green Building Standard™ (the original standard was published in 2008) makes it easier to use, align provisions with the latest model codes, and build upon the years of experience of building and certifying to the 2008 edition. Among the areas updated are the following: The Energy Efficiency Chapter has been substantially revised with the new more stringent rating levels based on whole-house energy savings above the 2009 International Energy Efficiency Code. The remodeling provisions have been incorporated into two new stand-alone chapters and include options for rating an entire remodeled building or achieving minimum compliance for a remodeled functional area such as a kitchen, bathroom, basement or addition. The point assignments for Water Efficiency practices have been reanalyzed to achieve an improved internal consistency with regard to actual water savings. The durability provisions have been reorganized, expanded and compiled into a single section as part of the Resource Efficiency Chapter