Archive history of the development of the ICC 700-2012 National Green Building Standard (NGBS).

ARCHIVE: 2012 National Green Building Standard™ Update Process

Last Updated: 1/28/2013
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As of January 10, 2013, the 2012 edition of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read the Home Innovation Research Labs news release about the approval.

This section is the general log of information on the 2012 National Green Building Standard™ update including schedules, committee meeting notices, agendas and minutes, public comments report, draft documents, committee roster, etc. To save posted documents on your computer, right-click on the link and choose "Save Target As" or "Save Link As."

• 2012 National Green Building Standard™ Notification – Posted November 15, 2010
• Consensus Committee & Task Group Application – Posted November 15, 2010
  • Application process for the Consensus Committee closed on January 16, 2011
  • Application process for serving ONLY on a Task Group closed on February 8, 2011
• Proposed Changes Submission Form – Updated & reposted November 17, 2010
  • Submission process closed on February 6, 2011
• Proposed Changes – Updated June 3, 2011
• Schedule Milestones – Updated April 17, 2012
• 2008 National Green Building Standard™ – available for purchase from BuilderBooks.com
• 2008 National Green Building Standard™ Commentary – available for purchase from BuilderBooks.com
• Consensus Committee Roster Updated February 17, 2012
• Task Groups – Updated February 25, 2011
• Consensus Committee Meeting Notices
  • Meeting Notice for March 29-30, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011
  • Meeting Notice for June 13-17, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011
  • Meeting Notice for February 21-23, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012
• Tentative agendas for Consensus Committee meetings
  • Meeting Agenda for March 29-30, 2011  Posted February 25, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda for June 13-17, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011
  • Meeting Agenda for February 21-23, 2012 Posted January 10, 2012
• Minutes of the Consensus Committee meetings
  • Meeting Minutes for March 29-30, 2011 Posted June 9, 2011
  • Meeting Minutes for June 13-17, 2011 Posted February 15, 2012
  • Meeting Minutes for February 21-23, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012
• Home Innovation Research Labs ANSI-Accredited Standards Development Procedures Posted June 1, 2011
• Draft Standard – Posted September 23, 2011
  • Legislative version 
  • Non-legislative version 
• Comment Submittal Form Posted September 23, 2011, closed November 8, 2011, Reopened April 27, 2012, closed June 11, 2012, Reopened June 29, 2012, closed July 29, 2012
• Public Proposals Report (PPR) Posted September 23, 2011 (Reissued October 8, 2012)
• Draft 1 Public Comments – Posted December 20, 2011
• Scope Revision – Posted February 16, 2012
• Second Draft Standard – Posted April 27, 2012
  • Legislative version (Link disabled January 15, 2013)
  • Non-legislative version (Link disabled January 15, 2013)
  • Skylights & TDDs revision Posted June 29, 2012
• A 30-day appeals period closed on September 24, 2012. (Appeal Notice)
• Pre-Public Comments Report (Pre-PCR) Posted April 27, 2012
• Public Comments Report - June 29, 2012 Edition (PCR) Posted June 29, 2012
• Public Comments Report - October 15, 2012 Edition (PCR) Reissued October 15, 2012