Jan. 31, 2013: ANSI Approves Update to ICC 700 National Green Building Standard
WASHINGTON — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) announced the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval of the 2012 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard. NAHB and ICC partnered to establish the green building standard. This is the first time the standard has undergone Consensus Committee review and update since it was first published in 2009.
The new version of the standard includes several significant changes, including: