It has never been a bad idea for professional roofing contractors to stay close to their local building officials. This column has advocated this in the past but there are new reasons emerging to bring this up again. The recent approval and pending publication of the new International Green Construction Code (IgCC) from the International Code Council (ICC) may change the way you deliver and install your roofing systems — and sooner rather than later in some cases.
The idea that many owners and designers are desirous of constructing in a more “green” fashion is far from new. Owners have had many options in terms of product selections and construction methods touted as delivering more energy-efficient building systems. In addition to that, if they paid good attention to other green aspects of constructing their buildings, such as use of indigenous and/or recycled and recyclable materials, they would find good options in most cases.