OVERVIEW
Reduced operational costs, improved occupant health and productivity, and buildings with small ecological footprints: these are the ways we make the case for green buildings.
What about first cost?
Perhaps to the detriment of green building adoption, we’ve been letting flashy products and innovative case studies paint a picture of higher first costs for green buildings. It doesn’t have to be that way.
Constraints fuel creativity, and plenty of projects are leveraging budgets limitations to meet sustainability goals by designing simpler, more effective spaces.
IN-DEPTH
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Cost Premiums of LEED for Hospitals Low, but a Deterrent
September 30, 2013News Analysis
Costs associated with LEED add around 1% to hospitals' capital costs. Lacking data on operational benefits, some see that as deterrent.
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Retrofits a Better Bet Than Stocks and Bonds, Says Analysis
June 27, 2013News Brief
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New Index Could Bring New Investors to Green Building
December 31, 2012News Analysis
Green property indices provide new ways for investors to target socially responsible real estate.
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Class Action Suit Seeks to Limit Smart Meter Use
November 29, 2011News Brief
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Green Chemistry Reporting Now Standardized
November 29, 2011News Brief
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Existing Buildings a Promising Investment, Say Global Firms
November 29, 2011News Analysis
Policies and creative financing tools are key to boosting building retrofits, says a World Economic Forum report.
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Interface Chairman Ray Anderson Remembered
August 30, 2011Op-Ed
EBN remembers Ray Anderson, founder of carpet maker Interface, for his pioneering efforts to make the carpet industry more sustainable.
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Nationally Stalled PACE Program Moves Forward in Vermont
July 19, 2011News Analysis
PACE program to fund energy-efficiency improvements moves forward in Vermont after stalling nationally.
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Massive Rooftop PV Installations Will Produce Clean Power, Green Jobs
July 1, 2011News Brief
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Pioneering Efficiency Advocate Blair Hamilton Dies
April 19, 2011Op-Ed
One of the nation's leading pioneers in energy efficiency, Blair Hamilton of Burlington, Vermont, died on April 8, 2011 after a long battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
