Sentences with phrase «of green building»

Of the green buildings in their portfolio, more than half of respondents — 63 % of corporate users and 55 % of developers — were unsure or did not know their specific designation.

Most developers also believe lower operating costs are the greatest benefit of green building design (79 %), while being environmentally friendly also rated high at 74 %.

I obtained a degree in economics, writing my thesis on the economics of green building design.

It also provides certification for people who demonstrate an understanding of green building practices.

Other issues that register high among corporate users when selecting space to buy or lease include selection of green building materials (38 %) and sustainable site development (34 %).

Are you a part of the green building industry?

A key component of green building is using sustainable wood.

The building construction and real estate industries are recognizing the value of green buildings.

This is possible in part by cost - reduction efforts of the green building movement over the last fifteen years.

In addition, the market is in need of real estate professionals with knowledge of green building principles and practices in order to better market high - performance homes.

In the world of green buildings, a variety of terms are used and some confusion surrounds their definitions.

There is a real logic and science to this, but I have noted before that it is only one aspect of green building.

The course provides an overview of green home certification programs and offers participants a hands - on exploration of green building techniques and products.

In 2018, the proportion of green buildings will climb from 2017's 41 % to 61 % of all South African building project activity.

The growth of green building has been nothing short of spectacular over the past two years.

The ways in which the design of green buildings improve human health are, however, less widely recognized or scientifically studied.

There is an interesting debate going on in the journals about the quality of green buildings.

These benefits are, increasingly, making them a staple of green building and of sustainable neighborhood development.

Employers can both post their jobs and scan through resumes of green building professionals.

Building healthier structures for their occupants is a cornerstone of green building design, but isn't talked about much.

All of the comparison properties were located within a quarter mile of the green building.

In addition, 50 % of government respondents say that elected officials and energy prices are the primary drivers of green building [Fig. 13].

Are you comfortable explaining to your clients the costs versus benefits of green building features and practices?

One of the key issues lenders are grappling with is the concept of understanding — and underwriting — the value of green buildings.

Canada's first Passivhaus points to the future of green building with wood.

Dorah Modise, chief executive of the Green Building Council of South Africa says that they have seen a change in how people think about water: «The fact that Day Zero now has a date that is within a few months, even if it has been postponed, urges most of us to act, irrespective of location.»

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the International Code Council (ICC) partnered to establish a nationally recognized standard definition of green building for homes.

Meyers was editor and site director of Green Building Elements, a contributing writer for CleanTechnica, and is founder of Green Streets MediaTrain, a communications connection and eLearning hub.

Five Types of Green Buildings Explained

The Council's LEED green building certification system is the foremost program for the design, construction and operation of green buildings.

When Martin Holladay of Green Building Advisor first read about this house he tweeted «What does it mean when «Canada's greenest home» costs $ 600,000?

He also helped support USGBC's efforts regarding the recently released National Academy of Sciences report that reviewed the U.S. Department of Defense's use of green building rating systems and recommended the continued use of LEED.

The funds raised through the program will in part help to support their on - going work in the areas of green building as well as rebuilding communities that have suffered from the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation, such as those devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.

This article provides examples of Green Building programs in the United States.

The facility is LEED Gold certified, and includes a number of green building materials and sustainable practices, such as capturing rainwater for reuse.

In addition, the HALL St. Helena winery was the first LEEDR Gold Certified Winery in the State of California in 2009 and earned another LEEDR Gold certification for its high tech production facility and modern tasting room in 2014, making HALL pioneers in the use of green buildings for the wine industry.

So far we have put the concept of green building into practice at 10 wildlife sanctuaries to date including:

Then we focused on those areas of green building where we saw the most value... location, site and energy efficiency,» Postgreen wrote in accepting the award.

This is sort of like Nixon going to China: Vicky is now Executive Director of the Green Building Initiative, which was originally set up as a wood and plastic friendly alternative to the LEED building certification system.

With a few exceptions, green roofs are often not listed as an independent item in environmental and sustainability documents, but go under stormwater management improvement measures or as part of a green building certification program.

The firm wanted to have a showcase for a variety of green building options, as well as providing themselves with firsthand experience with a number of different systems.

Suzanne also has completed advanced training in the field of green building practices.

They further note the EnerGuide R - 2000 standard — which forms the basis for both the training of Built Green builders and the bar above which Built Green platinum homes must rise — was drafted 30 years ago by the federal government, and represents a narrow and outdated definition of green building.

Suh, S., Tomar, S., Leighton, M., Kneifel, J., 2014: Environmental Performance of Green Building Code and Certification Systems, Environmental Science & Technology, 48 (5), 2551 — 2560.

The sector should eclipse solar this year in terms of investments and growth, the company said Kevin Surace, CEO of Serious Materials, is mining this hot market by selling cost savings of green building retrofits and a one - to five - year payback of his insulated windows.

Do you think that the designing and construction of green buildings in the U.S. and around the world is progressing fast enough?

Canada's first Passivhaus points to the future of green building with wood.

I've been teaching people how to do this for several decades through the original Hudson Valley Harvest Buy Local campaign, creating models of green building and renewable energy and now serving on the Mid-Hudson Regional Sustainability Planning Consortium's Energy Working Group.

The authors propose to use mobile health sensors (also called mHealth or Quantified Self) to objectively monitor and gather information about the health performance of green buildings.