Buildings & Project Types
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Buildings & Project Types
Deep Dives
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Energy Reporting: It's the Law
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As building owners comply with new laws to report energy use, the data may change the industry-and the act of reporting it already has.
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Whole-Building Life-Cycle Assessment: Taking the Measure of a Green Building
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Why we will never understand the true impact of our buildings—and how we should try to anyway
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Raze or Retrofit? Six Extraordinary Answers to an Everyday Question
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Saving a building is usually an environmental win, but thoughtful renovation isn’t easy. And there comes a time to tear things down.
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How to Succeed with the Living Building Challenge: 12 Teams Share Tips
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The bar is high—that’s obvious—but watch out for some surprising pitfalls. Here’s how dedicated teams have tackled Living Building challenges.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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EBie Award Winners Announced for 2013
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EBies honor the people behind this year's most impressive performance improvements in existing buildings.
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Deep Retrofits Next Market for Struggling Architects
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AIA lends business advice to architects facing a down economy: start selling deep energy retrofits.
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NYC Buildings Gain Three Energy Star Points in Year Two
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Although data quality remains rough, multifamily buildings and water use information released for the first time provides fodder for research in energy efficiency.
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LEED Buildings Above Average in Latest Energy Data Release
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The largest release of energy data from LEED-certified buildings shows good energy results but leaves room for improvement in data collection and sharing.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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Just For Fun
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