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Articles Tagged “High-Performance-Buildings”
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Study Reveals Room For Sustainability Improvement
“A Path to Achieving Higher Building Performance” assesses specific building improvements and identifies the best performing solutions.
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IFMA Leads Broad Industry Coalition in Support of the Civilian Property Realignment Act
As the nation’s largest holder of real estate, the federal government has the opportunity and resources to influence the development and implementation of integrated building operation, maintenance, and space utilization practices.
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Lack Of Updated Commercial Building Energy Data Troubles Institute
EIA is suspending work on its 2011 survey due to budget constraints, which means the last reliable data, from the 2003 survey, is nearly a decade old.
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Feds Urged To Include Green Construction Code In New Government Buildings
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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ASHRAE President Recognized by Congressional Caucus Coalition
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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Protocols for Performance Measurement Offered by Leading Building Groups
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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BetterBricks 2010 Puget Sound Awards
These awards recognize facility managers and other building industry professionals for their support of high performance commercial buildings in the Northwest with an emphasis on energy efficiency.
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New Report: VA Hospitals Could Set Healing Design Benchmark
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
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
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.
