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IFMA Supports Bill Promoting Energy And Infrastructure

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:21:06 +0000

The bill directs the GSA to identify core competencies, professional certifications, a recommended curriculum, and continuing education courses to ensure that federal buildings are operated in accordance with industry best practices and standards.

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Feds Urged To Include Green Construction Code In New Government Buildings

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 16:07:28 +0000

Citing the gap between existing construction codes and green rating systems has been filled, the ICC encouraged the U.S. government to reference the IGCC in an effort to apply sustainable design principals to the design and construction of new federal buildings.

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ASHE Offers Healthcare Commissioning Book

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:00:07 +0000

Developed for healthcare professionals by healthcare professionals, this commissioning guide focuses on the issues specific to commissioning in this particular environment.

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ASHRAE President Recognized by Congressional Caucus Coalition

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:40:48 +0000

Recognizing his lifetime commitment to sustainable building practices, ASHRAE President Gordon Holness has been recognized with the High Performance Building Congressional Caucus Coalition (HPBCCC) Award.

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Importance of Sustainable Building Practices Highlighted This Week

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:31:16 +0000

Held in Washington, DC, the week helps underscore the importance of sustainable practices to federal, state and local lawmakers, as well as the public.

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Energy Efficiency Investments Still Strong Despite Recession

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:09:53 +0000

Across all regions surveyed, energy management is considered an important priority among commercial decision makers (92%). Notably, respondents from India (85%) and China (80%) were more likely to consider energy management very or extremely important as compared to those in Europe (55%) and North America (53%).

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Protocols for Performance Measurement Offered by Leading Building Groups

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:47:25 +0000

Protocols are developed at three levels for each of six performance categories: energy, water, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustics.

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IGCC Hearings Slated for August; Comments Due 5/14/10

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:42:17 +0000

Public comments, which can be submitted until this Friday, May 14, will serve as the agenda for the hearings.

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Standard 189.1 Code for High Performance Green Buildings

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:58:01 +0000

The goal of Standard 189.1 is to provide significant energy reduction over that in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 (with a broader scope than Standard 90.1)and suggest minimum requirements for the siting, design, and construction of high performance, green buildings.

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First Integrated Green Construction Code Poised For 2010 Debut

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:06:52 +0000

Drafters of IGCC are nearing completion of the first ever integrated green code for traditional and high performance commercial buildings, set for a public release in March.

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New Report: VA Hospitals Could Set Healing Design Benchmark

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:15:18 +0000

If implemented, the recommendations in a new report from NIBS would provide the VA with a model that is paramount to the future success of veteran healthcare delivery and without precedent in the U.S. healthcare industry.

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Survey: Help Shape the Future of Building and Facility Operations

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:53:19 +0000

The Building Intelligence Group has been retained to conduct a research project on the issues and needs for operators and technicians involved with High Performance buildings.

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New Energy Code Adopted by Massachusetts

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:24:50 +0000

The stretch code applies to new and existing building types, but the standards related to new, small- and mid-sized commercial buildings are based on a protocol developed by New Buildings Institute (NBI) called Core Performance.

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IFMA Goes to Washington

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:01:28 +0000

Members of the U.S. Congress and representatives from IFMA met to discuss energy efficiency and high performance federal buildings last week during IFMA Advocacy Day.

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IFMA Joins Group to Advise Department of Energy on High-Performance Green Building

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:06:33 +0000

IFMA has joined a consortium of other organizations from the building community that seeks to provide guidance and technical expertise on sustainability issues to the DOE's Building Technologies Program.

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High-Performance Buildings Report

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:59:00 +0000

On June 18, 2007, Representatives of Congress, administrators from the U.S. Department of Energy, and members of the building industry gathered on Capitol Hill to introduce the new leadership of the High-Performance Building Congressional Caucus and discuss the current state of the U.S. building stock. The centerpiece of the briefing was the Assessment to the U.S. Congress and U.S. Department of Energy on High-Performance Buildings, a report prepared by the High-Performance Building Council, a group of over 100 public and private sector organizations.

The report was prepared in response to Section 914 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,

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