Green building strategies are increasingly being introduced into traditional building codes, addressing the cross-cutting categories of site selection, water conservation, energy efficiency, renewables, indoor environmental quality and resource conservation. USGBC believes a strong and successful green building code is vital to create the best communities for today without compromising the needs of future generations. That’s why USGBC co-sponsored the 2018-International Green Construction Code powered by ASHRAE Standard 189.1 (2018-IgCC). LEED and codes are not mutually exclusive. The following list of LEED Version 4 credits and prerequisites map closely to specific sections of the 2018-IgCC and have very high achievement rates for the 90,000+ LEED projects worldwide, making them ready for widespread adoption in code. USGBC is in the process of developing formal connections to the 2018-IgCC in LEED for jurisdictions that adopt the IgCC.
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