National Green Building Standard™ - 2012 Update Process

Consensus Committee Central

Last Updated: 02/16/2012

NEW

Public Comment Period for NGBS Change in Scope Starts February 24, 2012

The Executive Standards Committee (ESC) of the NAHB Research Center recently approved changes to the National Green Building Standard (NGBS) that are under the purview of the ESC. In accordance with the Research Center’s procedures, these changes are not under the purview of the NGBS Consensus Committee.

One is a substantive change of adding “Accessory Structures” to the Scope of the NGBS. The reason for adding “Accessory Structures” was to align the Standard with the with referenced International Code Council building codes and in response to requests from sponsoring organizations, the National Association of Home Builders and International Code Council.

The other changes were a reorganization of the text related to the Scope, Intent, and Applicability” as shown in the 2008 edition of the NGBS.

A 30-day public comment period for the recent changes, including the change in scope, will open February 24, 2012 and close March 25. The following form must be used to file a comment.
(PDF or MSWord files).

Public comments on the Draft Standard are now posted.

The Consensus Committee will meet on February 21-23, 2012 at the National Housing Center in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting is to develop formal actions on public comments received on the Draft Standard. The meeting is open to the public.

A block of rooms has been reserved at Homewood Suites by Hilton® Washington at $199+tax per night for anybody attending the meeting. Please call 888-370-0983 to make a reservation. The room block is under “NAHB Research Center - Consensus Committee Meeting” (Group Code is CCM). The hotel is located at 1475 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005. The cut-off date for making reservations is Friday January 27, 2012.

Submit any questions or comments to  standards@nahbrc.com.

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.

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• 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 August 18, 2011
• 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 June 8, 2011
• 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 Feburary 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 Feburary 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
• NAHB Research Center 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
• Public Proposals Report (PPR) - Posted September 23, 2011 (Updated October 8, 2011)
• Public Comments on Draft1 - Posted December 20, 2011

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