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Post-Occupancy Evaluation: Learning from Experience with Green Buildings

Post-Occupancy Evaluation, getting feedback on what works and what doesn't in a completed building, is especially important in projects with innovative technologies, products, and design approaches. This article explores how POE can help to fine-tune new buildings and guide the design of future projects.

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What's Happening

LEED Licensed to Canada
USGBC grants the Canadian Green Building Council exclusive rights to implement LEED™ in Canada.

Other LEED News
Over 60 projects are LEED certified and hundreds more have registered. Meanwhile, five new contractors are helping review LEED applications and LEED for Commercial Interiors and Existing Buildings are nearing release.

Flame Retardant Found in fish
Neurotoxic PBDEs are found in every Bay-Area fish tested in an Environmental Working Group study.

CEC Data Collection Ruled Illegal

PGE Earth Advantage Program

Maine Enacts Climate Change Law

IAQ in Portable Classrooms

Shell Solar System on Long Island

The Path of the Painted Potties

Slag Cement Use Up

Jeff Speck Appointed NEA Director of Design

ASES Renewable Fuels and Technology Division

Lead Exposure

Awards & Competitions

IALD Announces First Sustainability Awards

IREC Innovation Award Winners

Product Review

BioBase 501 Foam Insulation
Low-density, open-cell polyurethane foam insulation made from soybeans may soon replace the non-renewable version.

Heliodon Model 126 Makes Daylight Simulation Easy

This tool for solar design emulates the position of the sun relative to an architectural model, facilitating daylighting and energy efficiency.

From the Library

CEC’s How-To Videos on Energy Use and Efficiency
More than 100 videos addressing energy use and efficiency are offered free of charge on the California Energy Commission's Web site.

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