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Zeroed Out
Sustainability and the concept of green buildings have been moving to the forefront of the building industry for quite some time and have now taken center stage. But while maximizing energy efficiency remains a worthy goal, the latest buzz involves the concept of zero-energy buildings. The combination of rising energy prices, improving technology and concerns about global warming have leaders in the industry establishing a new goal: net-zero energy buildings.
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The Green Building Revolution Accelerates
If you’re an architect, engineer, facility manager, builder or supplier to the green building industry, 2008 needs to be the year you get your business and professional act together. If you’re a building owner or developer, every future project should be a green building. Here’s why.
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LEED EB: O&M Sustainability Solutions
With so many existing buildings wasting energy, and poor indoor environmental quality contributing to employee productivity loss, why aren’t more building owners and operators pursuing sustainable/green operations? Is it possible that they simply have not been presented with a comprehensive, yet simple, approach to make their buildings energy efficient, environmentally sensitive and productive places to work, live and/or play?
by Michael J. Berning, P.E., LEED AP
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Initiatives
The buildings we build and the lives we lead make a lasting imprint on the Earth. What is your carbon footprint (the amount of greenhouse gases or carbon dioxide produced by our activities, including the built environment)? How about the footprint of the buildings you own or manage?
by Michelle Hucal, LEED AP
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