Portland Cement Association Offers Sample Ordinance For Sustainable Construction
While states and municipalities seek to adopt ordinances that require “green” or “sustainable” construction, code officials are scrambling for appropriate practices and language to include.
To help local governments implement green building codes, the Portland Cement Association (PCA) has developed “High Performance Building Requirements for Sustainability,” a sample ordinance written in mandatory language that amends and appends the International Code Council’s International Building Code (IBC) to address high performance and sustainable buildings.