Courtesy of the Vitiello Family Michael Vitiello, retired cement mason and union business agent, now shares ties to construction with a daughter who had no intention of doing anything linked to the industry. Related Links: An Uphill Battle Against LEED-Based Codes Bash All the Lawyers? Not So Fast Lawyers as Constructors are Ruining the Business "It's only when you grow up, and step back from him, or leave him for your own career and your own home—it's only then that you can measure his greatness and fully appreciate it. Pride reinforces love." — Margaret TrumanMy father, Michael Vitiello, is a

The International Green Construction Code (IgCC) recently celebrated its first anniversary, and it has already been adopted by state and/or local jurisdictions in at least nine states. I believe this year will be crucial for IgCC because while the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system is raising its minimum thresholds, the appeal to governments of a building code rather than a rating system could become clearer.The jurisdictions that have adopted the IgCC—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington—for the most part have adopted it as a voluntary