Codes & Certifications
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Codes & Certifications
Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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Energy-Efficient Multifamily Housing
Feature Article
Now you can get LEED, Energy Star, and other labels for designing or retrofitting high-performance multifamily buildings.
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Measuring Energy Use in Buildings: Do Our Metrics Really Add Up?
Feature Article
How much energy our buildings use matters a great deal, but figuring out how to measure that use and compare it from building to building is tricky. Here's a guide to key metrics and how to use them.
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Your Guide to the New Draft of LEED
Feature Article
USGBC is accepting comments on what will become LEED in 2012-EBN walks you through key changes as they appear in the current draft.
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Retrocommissioning: Big Savings for Big Buildings
Feature Article
Retrocommissioning or RCx can be a valuable tool for commercial building owners. RCx addresses the same scope as new building commissioning but is performed on existing buildings. RCx can improve building performance, save energy and money-especially for large buildings.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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The Cost of LEED Certification
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How much does LEED certification cost in commercial construction? Earning LEED certification involves several types of costs, and you have to consider each separately to get an accurate picture.
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Upgrade to LEED 2009?
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Projects currently registered under LEED-NC 2.2 can transfer to LEED 2009 before certifying. Should your project switch?
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Adaptive Thermal Comfort
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Adaptive thermal comfort broadens our understanding of the comfort zone by accounting for human behavior and perception, and factors like amount of clothing and air movement.
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Graywater Collection and Use
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If properly stored and separated from potable water, graywater collected from sinks, showers, and clothes washers can be used to irrigate landscaping.
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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How to Weigh in on the FTC’s Anti-Greenwashing “Green Guides”
News Brief
Help the federal government put a stop to corporate greenwashing by submitting a public comment to the FTC during the current open comment period.
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Biden Calls for Electrification to Decarbonize Federal Buildings
News Brief
Electrification is the path forward for both existing federal buildings, through a new building performance standard, and new construction.
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Does Your Firm Have the Carbon Data the Feds Are Asking For?
News Analysis
Under the proposed Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience rule, federal contractors would have to disclose their carbon footprints, set emission targets, and more.
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WELL Equity Rating Targets Health Disparities
News Brief
The WELL Equity Rating incentivizes better buildings and business practices, with the most vulnerable building occupants and community members in mind.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Congratulations, Hanley Award Winner Alex Wilson
Op-Ed
EBN founder Alex Wilson is being recognized for his green building thought leadership with the 2010 Hanley Award for Vision and Leadership in Sustainable Housing.
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Ontario Feed-in Tariff Deserves Attention
Op-Ed
Ontario reader Charles Simon calls attention to his province's new feed-in tariff for renewable energy sources, which is one of the most progressive in the world.
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Greening Our Infrastructure
Op-Ed
The infrastructure stimulus plan being shaped by the incoming Obama Administration is an opportunity to reduce automobile dependence while improving public transit, bicycle commuting, stormwater management, and other green measures.
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Regulations Demanding Actual Data Are Leapfrogging LEED
Op-Ed
Now that California and Washington, D.C., are mandating energy use reporting for commercial buildings, the designation "LEED Certified" should be reserved for projects that document their actual performance through LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance.
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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