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New Standard Helps Developers Go Green

The recently approved National Green Building standard now provides a benchmark for apartment developers who want to build environmentally friendly projects.

By Sule Aygoren Carranza | Updated on February 24, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC-Multifamily developers who want to take their projects green now have a set of guidelines to refer to, with the recent approval of the National Green Building Standard by the American National Standards Institute. The ANSI endorsement, which lends credibility to the standard, was the last necessary hurdle in its development process.

The NGBS–also known as ICC 700-2008–is the first and only agreed-upon standard that covers residential properties, including apartments, condos and the residential portions of mixed-use developments, as well as land development and remodeling and renovation. Until now, multifamily firms interested in sustainable development have had to follow guidelines designed for high-rise commercial properties or single-family homes.

Expected to be published this spring, the standard was crafted according to ANSI’s strict guidelines by the National Association of Home Builders and the International Code Council, with input from a consensus committee comprised of builders, architects, product manufacturers, regulators and environmental experts. The NAHB Research Center directed the work of the committee and provides certification for green projects.

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