LEEDuser, still in its free beta release, is already proving to be a tremendous resource. The Credit Browser, with its increasingly deep pool of information, is much more than just handy — and Strategies section is starting to reveal its potent…
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I found a YouTube video of a green roof being set on fire that I planned to post today. You know another topic would have to be very important to pre-empt a green roof fire video.
Such a topic has revealed itself.
On Wednesday, we started talking about the New York Times LEED energy performance [...]
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You may have recently read the New York Times article about the gap between LEED building designs and actual energy performance. If not, I would recommend reading the article. You may have also noticed a reference to "construction lawyers":
"Already, some construction lawyers have said that owners might face additional risk of lawsuits if buildings are [...]
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In a stark contrast with how construction used to be thought of, the green building movement has been a shift away from the traditional concerns about money and time. The betterment of our planet, as it turns out, is quickly becoming a bigger priority. Since March of this year, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]
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When I first read about Energy Ace’s LEED certification guarantee, I thought it was nuts.
Then I read a Co-Star article and realized Energy Ace’s guarantee was brilliant.
When I read a green building regulation, I always look at the enforcement mechanism. And when I look at a green building contract, I always focus [...]
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What are the latest updates and changes to the LEED AP program? What’s the latest with CIRs (credit interpretation rulings)? How are professionals currently tackling key LEED credits?
The LEEDuser Twitter feed has only been operating for a few w…
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This week, we are going to be looking at an issue near and dear to me: guarantees of LEED certification. Two publications from last week made clear to me the wide variety of views on the issue:
(1) Washington Business Journal’s On [...]
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Any college student writing a term paper on the history of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED rating system, and criticisms of LEED over its history, now has a cheat sheet.
The motherlode of research comes courtesy of Pat Murphy of C…
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When I read about the AIGRMGreen Reputation Coverage, which covers bad press for green building projects, I immediately thought of allegations of greenwashing. From wikipedia:
Greenwash (a portmanteau of green and whitewash) is a term used to describe the practice of companies disingenuously spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly, such as by presenting [...]
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Editor’s Note: When Matt Macko, a principal at Environmental Building Strategies, told me that he was the only energy expert in the room when the new LEED AP BD+C exam was written, I asked him to write the story of his experience for BuildingGreen….
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