ICC Partnership With ASHRAE, AIA, USGBC And IES Means Higher Performing Buildings Will Be Easier To Achieve

A unified green building code that could become the foundation for LEED certification was created in 2011, thanks to a partnership among ASHRAE, the International Code Council (ICC), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).