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Building Codes and Standards
https://www.nmhc.org/industry-topics/development-and-design/building-codes-and-standards/
NMHC advocates for codes and standards that are technologically feasible, cost-effective and able to address the unique needs of the multifamily industry. View our Issue Fact Sheet. Read our Codes Pri
2024 ICC Model Code Development
https://www.nmhc.org/industry-topics/development-and-design/building-codes-and-standards/2024-icc-model-code-development/
Updated as of October 20, 2021
NMHC and NAA are actively involved in the development of model building codes and standards to ensure that the unique needs of multifamily construction are considered an
2027 ICC Model Code Development
https://www.nmhc.org/industry-topics/development-and-design/building-codes-and-standards/building-codes-and-standards-overview/2027-icc-model-code-development/
The apartment industry is actively involved in the development of model building codes and standards to ensure that the unique needs of multifamily construction are considered and that proposed change
Building Codes and Standards Overview
https://www.nmhc.org/industry-topics/development-and-design/building-codes-and-standards/building-codes-and-standards-overview/
Dive deeper into the building code development process, why it matters, and how it could impact the availability and affordability of rental housing.
Building codes and industry standards have an impo
ICC Green Construction Code
The International Code Council (ICC) has finalized its new International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first model code for green buildings. The IgCC provides comprehensive requirements for the environmental design and performance of buildings; including, land development, material selection, energy and water efficiency and indoor air quality.
In March, 2012, the ICC agreed to exclude apartments from having to comply with the IgCC where it is adopted locally.
The IgCC was originally writ
2012 International Green Construction Code Adoption Toolkit
Many states and hundreds of individual localities have adopted green
building measures, ranging from incentive programs to mandatory building
standards. These jurisdictional initiatives generally utilize
non-standardized, green building metrics developed by various
private-sector organizations. To address the growing need for uniform
green building criteria, however, the International Code Council (ICC)
developed the International Green Construction Code (IgCC), the first
model code for
Recommended Amendments to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
This Backgrounder outlines the key
changes between the 2012 and 2015 International Energy Conservation Code
(IECC). It also documents the changes that NMHC/NAA, NAHB and BOMA recommend be
made when the IECC is adopted by local jurisdictions. We identify five specific amendments.
Specifically, we recommend that the R-value and
U-factor tables from the Commercial and Residential portions of the 2015 IECC
be replaced by the 2009 IECC versions of those tables. The R-value and U-factor tables in th
2018 Code Adoption Kit Intro
2018 Code Adoption Kit Intro
8/11/2017 4:00:00 AM
2018 Code Adoption Kit Extended
2018 Code Adoption Kit - Extended
10/23/2017 4:00:00 AM
Industry Provides Building Code Recommendations to ICC
https://www.nmhc.org/advocacy/comment-letters/2016/industry-provides-building-code-recommendations-to-icc/
Industry Provides Building Code Recommendations to ICC
2/8/2016 12:00:00 AM
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