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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.
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Passive House Arrives in North America: Could It Revolutionize the Way We Build?
Feature Article
The Passive House standard, imported from Germany, sets a high bar for energy performance in buildings. But some see it as inflexible and inappropriate for some U.S. climates.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
Product Guidance
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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DOE Offers Zero-Energy Approval for Higher Ed
News Brief
The Zero Energy Design Designation (ZEDD) Program from the U.S. Department of Energy is accepting applications for 2023.
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Yay, Your Building Is Net Zero! Meaning … What Exactly?
News Analysis
ASHRAE 228 aims to replace the Department of Energy’s “gold standard” definition of net-zero energy—and it adds carbon to the mix.
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Biden Firms Up His Environmental Justice Agenda
News Brief
Biden's executive order 14096 on Revitalizing Our Nation’s Commitment to Environmental Justice for All looks to protect communities burdened by pollution.
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4 Big Questions as Building Codes Consider Embodied Carbon
News Analysis
Beyond “buy clean” procurement policies, a newer race is on to limit embodied carbon through codes. But the fate of the effort is uncertain.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Incorporate Passive Survivability into Building Codes
Op-Ed
Voluntary programs for incorporating passive survivability into designs will not go far enough, fast enough-it's time to use building codes to require these design features in our residential buildings.
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Poor Insulation Work Adds to Home Retrofit Challenges
Op-Ed
Reader Paul Eldrenkamp encourages more widespread use of HERS ratings to measure the effectiveness of insulation retrofit work.
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An Environmental Service Corps for America
Op-Ed
Executive editor Alex Wilson proposes a national environmental service corps to help the U.S. achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and cope with the effects of climate change.
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Reflections from Five Years on the USGBC Board
Op-Ed
EBN Executive Editor Alex Wilson reflects on five years of organizational growth he witnessed while on the board of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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