This UFC is a compliance document, providing the backbone for other criteria document to further define technical requirements. This UFC provides minimum requirements of laws, regulations, orders, mandates, industry standards, and Federal tracking and reporting requirements for sustainability. This UFC is organized around the HPSB Guiding Principles. Per Department of Defense Sustainable Buildings Policy, when a building meets the requirements of this UFC, it is considered compliant with the HPSB Guiding Principles.
This UFC incorporates the sections of the International Green Construction Code (IgCC) mentioned herein when appropriate and determined to be life cycle cost effective. Where the provisions of the IgCC meet the intent of the HPSB Guiding Principles, the provisions of the IgCC are referenced in this UFC as a means of compliance or provided as an alternative compliance pathway. These requirements are applicable to each new building, addition, comprehensive replacement, and sustainment, restoration, and modernization (SRM) projects, regardless of building type or configuration.
