If your kids are like mine, there was a moment in time when it suddenly became a thing to spend time at the mall. As a buildings guy with a family in Syracuse, I have always understood the appeal of the mall. It offers comfortable indoor space, opportunities for socialization as people shop, stroll, and dine together. It’s a central and generally safe meeting place.
Need a quick refresher on green building basics? This is our “Green Building 101” series that we’ll publish throughout the month. We’ll visit topics that form the foundation of our understanding of green building today.
Using less energy to accomplish the same amount of work. Getting the most work per unit of energy is often described as a measure of energy intensity. Common metrics for buildings and neighborhoods include energy use per square foot and use per capita.
Mark Twain once said “The secret to getting ahead is getting started” but we all know that the first step is often the hardest.
The Tracker Plus team has been working closely with our partners at USGBC to support project teams in setting down the foundations for success in their LEED certification.
LEED in Motion: Sweden Notes Country is Likely to See a 33 Percent Increase in Certified Projects in 2014
Whether it’s single family or multifamily development, two floors or 18 floors – these are factors that come into play when choosing the right rating system for your residential project. But we’ve heard from many of you out in the real world that it’s been a tough call trying to choose the *right* rating system. So, let’s go over some details to help guide your understanding of the rating systems:
Recognize the factors at play.
In China, a country that defines global leadership, there is visible indication that we have stressed Mother Nature far beyond her limits. It is time to bring equilibrium to business and environment, to productivity and people, to leadership and legacy — the principles that influenced the creation of LEED.
With the launch of LEED v4, you may have noticed that we changed how we talk about the rating systems. While it can seem a little confusing, we’re here to help. Let’s take a look at the 2009 rating systems on the left and then filter them through our special v4 lens. Here’s what we get:
USGBC has released a new pathway in LEED by recognizing ISO 50001: 2011- Energy Management Systems in USGBC’s LEED rating system for existing buildings.
Need a quick refresher on green building basics? This is our “Green Building 101” series that we’ll publish throughout the month. We’ll visit topics that form the foundation of our understanding of green building today..
Over the past decade, building industry professionals have worked to transform our industry — minimizing the negative impacts and maximizing the positive impacts associated with buildings. USGBC’s launch of LEED v4 in November 2013 marked the next step in the transformation journey the buildings industry has been engaged in since the inaugural version of LEED was released in 2000.