Keeping up with changes to codes and standards is increasingly complex. IBC, IECC, IgCC — it can seem like alphabet soup. And there might be a different version of each of these codes adopted in your municipality. I can’t imagine how difficult it must be for firms that work all around the country
The motivation behind the formation of the International Code Council (ICC) was to fashion a single set of codes for use across the country and even around the world. Now ICC publishes a broad spectrum of model codes, including the International Building Code (IBC) and the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). In 2012, the ICC published the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), an “overlay code” that establishes higher standards for sustainable buildings. All these layers can certainly be confusing.