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24 Strategies For Green Buildings
Categories: Green Building - Friday Apr 25, 2008 08:41Read the full story in Environmental Leader.
The Building Owners and Managers Association International has put together 24 strategies for increasing sustainability and optimizing performance in commercial buildings.
NBI study shows LEED buildings save energy
Categories: Green Building - Thursday Apr 24, 2008 09:01Read the full story in Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
A study performed by the New Buildings Institute (NBI) found that, on average, LEED-NC buildings are delivering anticipated savings. LEED energy use is similar to predictions?25% to 30% better than the national average. Average savings increase for the higher LEED levels, with Gold/Platinum buildings approaching the interim goal of Architecture 2030. Results for individual buildings, of course, continue to vary, which calls for further research and areas of improvement for LEED.
Study finds green buildings outperform peers
Categories: Green Building - Thursday Apr 24, 2008 08:58Read the full story in Consulting-Specifying Engineer.
A new study by CoStar Group has found that sustainable “green” buildings outperform their non-green peer assets in key areas such as occupancy, sale price and rental rates, sometimes by wide margins.
Wal-Mart to perform energy audits at state capitols
Categories: Energy, Green Building, Green Government - Wednesday Apr 23, 2008 03:51Read the full story in Consulting & Specifying Engineer.
Retail giant Wal-Mart signed an agreement with the National Governors’ Assn. (NGA) to provide energy audits of government buildings in state capitol complexes nationwide.