Process Consulting Energy standards
Criteria Building Certification Guide Building certifiers
Not exact matches
Products with GREENGUARD
Certification or GREENGUARD Gold
Certification can contribute to the achievement of points in established green
building rating systems, satisfy code or ordinance
criteria and meet indoor air quality specific RFP requirements.
The CMIT is authorized to provide other exemptions for good cause shown pursuant to
criteria and procedures established in the Guidelines, including exceptions associated with
buildings that have obtained and maintained ENERGY STAR or similar
certification, or have benchmark scores placing such
buildings in the top quartile of comparable
buildings for the particular year at issue.
Instead, in the future, Newman says Atrium School will seek the
certification status of LEED for Existing
Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, which is determined by the actual performance of a
building in terms of
criteria such as energy use, water use, indoor quality, and storm - water management.
But whether an education institution seeks LEED
certification from the U.S. Green
Building Council, strives to meet
criteria set forth by the Collaborative from High Performance Schools, or simply follows their own green design path, most schools and universities remain vigilant about finding ways to create facilities that provide a suitable learning environment while using less energy.
The rule does not specify use of any particular
certification system, but rather establishes
criteria that promote energy efficient
building designs and that focus on energy and water management.
For single
buildings, Passive House
certification and the use of renewables is a prerequisite; compliance with EnerPHit
criteria is essential in the case of retrofits.
«Based on extensive scientific preliminary analyses, the
criteria have now been determined so that they can be applied without any restrictions in all climates worldwide,» says Zeno Bastian, who is in charge of the
building certification at the international Passive House Institute.