Recently, researchers have used energy simulation results from 134 LEED NC certified U.S. office buildings to classify the selected buildings into three clusters (classes) of low, medium, and high energy use intensity. The selected buildings established a database compr …
By Bradley Guy on
19 Nov 2014 •
openbook 2 minute read
A new set of credits in LEED for Social Equity has recently been incorporated into the Pilot Credit Library and were presented at Greenbuild 2014 by the social equity pilot credit working group co-chairs and USGBC 2014-15 Ginsberg Sustainability Fellow, Susan Kaplan, Jo …
By Mira Panek on
14 Oct 2014 •
openbook 1 minute read
Here at GBIG, we often hear from users who are looking for LEED project data, and want to know how to find it in GBIG. Typical questions include things like: "Can GBIG help me find a list of LEED Platinum projects in my city?" or "How about a list of all LEED certified …
By Jeremy Sigmon on
07 Oct 2014 •
openbook 4 minute read
I was shocked to read in the Washington Post last week that roughly half of the world's vertebrate (and non-human) animals have vanished since 1970. Goodness knows how many had been lost before we started counting. “The main culprits?” the article reads, are …
By Dan Winters on
26 Sep 2014 •
openbook 3 minute read
Leasing brokers crowded the room at the Marketing and Leasing Green Buildings event hosted by the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks chapter in Washington DC. This event, sponsored by MetLife at their soon-to-be-renovated 555 12th Street in the heart of …
In January 2013, the USGBC published a report from the Summit on Green Building and Human Health which began to identify the links between green buildings, health, and human rights and urged further research in this emerging area. Less than two years later, the first ma …
By Tim Taylor on
22 Sep 2014 •
openbook 4 minute read
Michael Deane is vice president and chief sustainability officer at Turner Construction which was recently named Engineering News-Record’s #1 Green Building Contractor for the 7th year in a row. Turner has completed over 380 LEED-certified projects encompassing over …
By Dan Winters on
17 Sep 2014 •
openbook 5 minute read
The Fall 2014 release of a new ENERGY STAR multifamily energy benchmarking and scoring tool brings both opportunities and certain challenges to apartment investors. Owners and operators of existing multifamily housing properties with 20+ units will be able to use th …
By Dan Winters on
15 Sep 2014 •
openbook 5 minute read
The apartment REIT sector is receiving welcome and long overdue news - the ENERGY STAR program is releasing a new multifamily energy benchmarking and scoring tool in Fall 2014. Owners and operators of existing multifamily housing properties with 20+ units will be able t …
By GBIG Staff on
15 Sep 2014 •
openbook 1 minute read
The National Green Building Adoption Index (GBAI) is a landmark study which provides an unprecedented view of the dynamics of LEED and ENERGY STAR office space across the United States. The research provides a quantitative view on the pace and scale of green building ma …
