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Reap More Benefits From Your Building Automation System
Over a 35-year career in environmental and sustainable consulting, I have too often observed a major gap in communicating and understanding what buildings automation systems CAN DO and what base systems usually offer. This asset is a sunk cost in…
Seasonal Concrete Pouring Can Impact the LEED Recycled Content Credit
Do the words “winter concrete mix design” mean anything to you? To many, those words mean nothing. To others, those words infer concrete that is poured in the winter. But to a select few, those words mean a whole lot…
LEED-EBOM Recertification: Upgrading from v2.0 to v2009 Requirements
By Candice Goldsmith and Jeff Williford
Many buildings that were originally certified under LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB v2.0) are currently due for recertification, which is now required by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) every five years. What should you do if you’re the…
What Does it Take to be a Leader in Sustainable Development?
This is the first in a series of articles about the critical successful factors required for individuals and companies to achieve financial, social and environmental transformation through sustainable development. This first post discusses key competencies required of the Chief Sustainability…