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Is CALGreen Suitable for Washington? Maybe, But Cost Is Concern
The price of construction gets bigger - green codes come with cost. The State of California enacted a new statewide mandatory building code, called CALGreen, in 2010. The new building code was...
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Seattle Builds Construction Code Advisory Board – Green Code on Deck?
Seattle builds a construction code guru squad Thanks to the Nuts and Bolts construction blog editor, Benjamin Minnick, I learned that the City of Seattle is building its first ever Construction Code...
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Seattle To Track Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings, But Will It Spur...
Seattle's buildings are ready to bare all Last year, the City of Seattle passed a new ordinance, amending the Municipal Code to require large commercial buildings to benchmark their performance and...
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Commercial Appeal?: Rainwater Approved As Water Source in King County
Rainwater harvesting is permitted in parts of King County (Photo: grifray on Flickr) Last week, the King County Board of Health approved a measure that will permit many in the area to use rainwater...
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The IgCC Spreads Across the Country, Months Before Official Version Releases
Coming in March, but already here. (Photo: Green Building Law Update) Did you know that the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) is going places? I’m talking to your backyard. A recent count...
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A Green Code For Us All: Will IgCC See Uniform Adoption?
When the IgCC arrives, will everyone get off the bus? (Photo: jm3 on Flickr) It took 2 years, but the IgCC is finally here. Um, wait, well not yet. I was taken aback at the flurry of conversation I...
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Public Building Officials Unlikely To Be Liable For Bad Inspection
Don't expect too much protection from your public building official. How many property owners are more than happy taking the building inspector’s word to ensure that their construction project is...
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The 2012 IgCC Is Finally Here – And I Hope We Are Ready.
The 2012 IgCC is here - hopefully your local government is ready for it. (Photo: ICC) It’s here. The ICC has finally released the 2012 IgCC, the world’s first widespread green construction code. As...
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Federal Trade Commission Offers Up New Green Guides
New Green Guides, hot off the presses. Well, I’m back. After a month on the road, I have to say that it’s good to be behind the keyboard once again. I thought that it might be nice to ease my way...
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A Sneak Preview of Seattle’s New Building Code
The 2012 IBC is a major component of the proposed Seattle building code. The City of Seattle has unveiled the newly proposed 2012 Building Code. The code is mostly based upon the International Code...
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