National Green Building Standard® Update Process

Last Updated: 4/15/2024

Recent Additions & News:

• Draft 2 of the standard now posted.
• Public Comment Submission Form  now open.
• February 6-8, 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes are now posted.

Consensus Committee Central

This section is a general log of information on the 2024 National Green Building Standard® (NGBS) update including schedules, committee meeting notices, agendas and minutes, public comments report, draft documents, committee roster, etc. 

• 2024 National Green Building Standard® Notification – posted 2/4/2022
• Consensus Committee & Task Group Application  – open 2/4/2022; closed 4/6/2022 
• Proposed Changes Submission Form  – open 9/25/2020; closed 4/6/2022
• Public Comment Submission Form  – open 8/18/23 through 10/2/2023; open 4/12/24 through 5/27/24
• 2020 National Green Building Standard®  – free download or available for purchase from BuilderBooks.com
• Consensus Committee Roster – posted 5/6/2022; updated 5/9/2022; updated 6/30/2022; updated 11/2/2022; updated 10/18/2023
• Task Groups – posted 5/20/2022; updated 6/30/2022; updated 7/8/2022; updated 11/2/2022
• Proposed Changes – posted 5/31/2022; updated 6/1/2022; updated 7/14/2022; updated 7/22/2022; updated 10/7/2022
• Public Proposal Report (PPR)  – posted 8/18/2023
  • Public Comment Period Press Release – posted 8/18/2023
• DRAFT 1 Standard (Redline)  – posted 8/18/2023
• DRAFT 1 Standard (Non-Redline)  – posted 8/18/2023
• DRAFT 1 Public Comments – posted 10/12/2023; updated 10/16/2023; updated 1/4/2024
• DRAFT 2 Standard (Redline)  – posted 4/12/2024; updated 4/15/2024
• DRAFT 2 Standard (Non-Redline)  – posted 4/12/2024; updated 4/15/2024
• Consensus Committee Meeting Notices
  • June 7, 2022 Committee Meeting Notice  – posted 5/6/2022
  • November 8-10, 2022 Committee Meeting Notice  – posted 9/29/2022
  • February 6-8, 2024 Committee Meeting Notice  – posted 12/15/2023
• Consensus Committee Meeting Agendas
  • June 7, 2022 Committee Meeting Agenda  – posted 5/6/2022
  • November 8-10, 2022 Committee Meeting Agenda  – posted 9/29/2022; updated 11/3/2022
  • February 6-8, 2024 Committee Meeting Agenda  – posted 12/15/2023
• Consensus Committee Meeting Minutes
  • June 7, 2022 Committee Meeting Minutes  – posted 7/25/2022
    • Presentation – Kevin Kauffman  – posted 7/25/2022
    • Presentation – Michelle Foster  – posted 7/25/2022
  • November 8-10, 2022 Committee Meeting Minutes  – posted 1/11/2023
  • February 6-8, 2024 Committee Meeting Minutes  – posted 2/28/2024
  • • Presentation – Kevin Kauffman  – posted 2/28/2024
• Task Group Meeting Schedule
• Home Innovation Research Labs ANSI-Accredited Standards Development Procedures  – Posted 1/27/2014; Updated 4/27/2015, 9/29/2017, 9/29/2021, 4/25/2023

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  * As of January 6, 2020, the 2020 edition of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read the Home Innovation Research Labs news release about the approval, or check out the archival history of its development.

  ** As of March 22, 2016, the 2015 edition of the ICC/ASHRAE 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read the Home Innovation Research Labs news release about the approval, or check out the archival history of its development.

  *** As of January 10, 2013, the 2012 edition of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Read the Home Innovation Research Labs news release about the approval, or check out the archival history of its development.