Rhode Island has become the first state to adopt the International Green Construction Code, Public Version. The Rhode Island Green Buildings Act identifies the IgCC as an equivalent standard in compliance with requirements that all public agency major facility projects be designd and constructed as green buildings. The Rules and Regulations to implement the Act took effect in October 2010. ICC CEO Rick Weiland stated “The IgCC provides a vehicle for jurisdictions to regulate green for the design and performance of buildings in a manner that is integrated with existing codes as an overlay, allowing new and existing buildings to reap the rewards of improved design and construction practices.”