LEED Blogger – Page 153 – Blogging for Green Building

San Francisco Announces Green Certifications in Official Property Records

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 30th, 2012. Leave a comment

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Dan Geiger, USGBC-NCC & Phil Ting, City of SF. Credit: USGBC – Northern Ca

San Francisco, CA. I had the pleasure of participating in an important press conference today highlighting San Francisco’s continuing leadership in green building public policy.

A Closer Look at LEED Automation: COMNET Energy Modeling Portal Saves Time and Ensures Quality of LEED Energy Data

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 30th, 2012. Leave a comment

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Dimitri Contoyannis

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While energy modeling analyses have become increasingly important to driving energy performance within the green building industry, the efficiency of transferring the resulting data is still fairly poor. In particular, filling out LEED Online template forms represents significant time for design teams and present opportunities for errors as data is manually sorted and transcribed, sometimes several times throughout a project’s lifespan.

That’s why we built the COMNET Energy Modeling Portal, one of the first LEED automation tools to hit the market.

As Week One of COP18 Comes to a Close, a Call to Action

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 30th, 2012. Leave a comment

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The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 18th Conference of Parties (COP18) is underway in Doha, Qatar. Much is at stake this year yet to a g…

‘Watershed Event’ Explores What’s Next for Green in the Codes

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 29th, 2012. Leave a comment

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An impressive collection of the building code glitterati gathered a couple of weeks ago for our inaugural Codes Summit at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. All together, more than 350 wonks, experts, specialists, professionals, advocates and other stakeholders participated in the summit held in San Francisco. Through a total of 19 hours of programming and discussion, we explored the next horizons in our community’s efforts to advance green building through the codes.

Making Trouble @ Greenbuild

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 28th, 2012. Leave a comment

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USGBC is full of troublemakers, and that is a great thing.
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Event: Building the Green Economy through Sustainable Design and Construction

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 27th, 2012. Leave a comment

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In conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (…

Messages of Optimism, Perseverance, Inspiration Bring Greenbuild 2012 to a Close

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 27th, 2012. Leave a comment

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Governor Jerry Brown, Jane McGonigal and William McDonough deliver a galvanizing closing plenary to packed house in San Francisco
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What I am Thankful for…

Written by LEaD Blogger on November 26th, 2012. Leave a comment

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In the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday of each November. While the holiday originates in early American history/folklore, the tradition of remembering things for which you are grateful lives on. Despite my strong urges against writing something ‘cheesy’ on this ubiquitous theme, I feel it is imperative to reflect upon an observation from last week, something for which I am truly thankful.