Urban heat islands, the pockets of intense heat found in areas with densely placed buildings and paved surfaces, make occupants uncomfortable and drive up energy bills. Here’s what you can do to combat this phenomenon.
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VR 360 Video Tour: Sustainable Building Design in Salt Lake City (BOMA 2019)
Take a look inside the two high-performance facilities featured on the building tour at the 2019 BOMA International annual conference and expo.
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Net Zero Over Time Puts Net Zero Energy Buildings Within Reach: BOMA 2019
Net zero energy status can seem like an impossible goal for existing buildings, but Zero Over Time, an incremental approach to net zero, can get you to the finish line faster than you think.
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Smart Irrigation Controller: BOMA 2019
Manage your water irrigation system from your phone using weather data to more accurately determine how much water to use. Some property managers have cut costs by about 35%. Christoph Trappe talks with Jake Bryan from Smart Rain about the many be…
EnergyWISE Clubs Inspire Student-Led Energy Audits
EnergyWISE (Wisdom is Saving Energy and the Environment) clubs educate students and the community about energy efficiency and reduce school energy use. Here’s how facilities managers can get involved.
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Optimize your water heater, optimize your energy savings
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13 Jan 2015
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This article is the fifth installment in a series of tips and best pract…
Q&A: Using the new LEED Online
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The newest version of LEED Online is now available for LEED 2009 project teams.
Did you miss the online trainings? You can access the recordings here: individual proje…
LEED buildings outperform market peers according to research
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This article was originally published under the headline, “Do LEED buildings perform? Indeed they do!” on the Green Building Information Gateway on Dec. 4, 2014. Read …
LEED addenda update: January 2015
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6 Jan 2015
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The January 1st quarterly LEED rating system and reference guide addenda …
LEED certification update: December 2014
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6 Jan 2015
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In this recurring monthly feature, we take a look at LEED certification a…