Sentences with phrase «performance of green buildings»

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.

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Dick Kornbluth, President of the Board of Directors for the Building Performance Contractors Association of New York State, said: «The Green Jobs / Green New York program has the promise of significant jobs creation.

USGBC recognizes four levels of green - building performance — certified, silver, gold, and platinum - level achievement — across a half - dozen rating categories, recognizing excellence in new construction, commercial interiors, existing buildings and more.

The results of their model and risk analysis, which appear in the Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment, provide a snapshot of green infrastructure performance for this particular green roof.

The company is committed to the construction of high performance green buildings; progressive job site technology; and safer, faster and more cost - effective execution.

There's some very candid, fascinating footage here capturing the process of making the film (in, for a surprise revelation, not a real Parisian flat but a studio - built apartment replica surrounded by green screens, not at all dissimilar to David Cronenberg's use of similar magic for A Dangerous Method, not that you can tell in either film in its finished form, where the technology is seamless and unobtrusive), with Haneke working with the actors in a rigorous, nitty - gritty way that lets us see what infinitesimal precision he's looking for in performance, in movement, in blocking, and in composition.

Also onboard is Marshall Tuck, former president and chief operating officer of Green Dot Public Schools, which has built a chain of charter schools in the district while organizing a parents» «union» and constantly pushing district officials to take bolder steps to improve the performance of children from poor families.

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Help us keep it green when you stay in the natural beauty of the Riverwalk at our new eco-friendly, high - performance building.

Just off the green Meadows park, which comes alive with a variety of performances during the festival - It is a traditional stone tenement building..

About CPR (Center For Performance Research) CPR is the singular new development for the performing arts in Brooklyn's first L.E.E.D. certified green building of its kind.

This week we started off with some documentation of Another Cats Show at 356 Mission, Los Angeles, announced an evening of powerpoint presentations at Machine Project by the Los Angeles Seminary for Civic and Embodied Art (LASECA), shared photographs from the Peter Hujar exhibition at Maureen Paley in London, watched the 1959 film The Savage Eye, shared images of the Lucio Fontana exhibition at MAM, announced Margaret Lee's exhibition at The Green Gallery in Chicago, and announced the performance building: a simulacrum of power at Clockshop this weekend.

To oversee, structure, and support the activities of CPR — Center for Performance Research, a L.E.E.D. - certified green building in Brooklyn, of which Jonah Bokaer Arts Foundation is a founding partner.

The High Performance Green Buildings Act of 2007 (S. 506) encourages government buildings to become greener by achieving the highest standards for energy efficiency, indoor air quality and other environmentalBuildings Act of 2007 (S. 506) encourages government buildings to become greener by achieving the highest standards for energy efficiency, indoor air quality and other environmentalbuildings to become greener by achieving the highest standards for energy efficiency, indoor air quality and other environmental impacts.

Also, the Urban Green Council, at the behest of the Mayor's office identified opportunities to remove barriers and improve performance within the building code.

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The Administration Bulletin states in part: «The Green Buildings Policy for Rezoning allows the Passive House standard (also referred to interchangeably as Passiv Haus) to be used as an equivalent method to the LEED / ASHRAE requirements to achieve and measure a high standard of building performance.

A scheme of social housing in Dublin has become the first to achieve the Irish Green Building Council (IGBC)'s Home Performance Index (HPI) label.

Starting in 2005, Global Green has completed a regular review of the green building practices represented in each state's QAP and published a national performance ranking of Green has completed a regular review of the green building practices represented in each state's QAP and published a national performance ranking of green building practices represented in each state's QAP and published a national performance ranking of QAPs.

International LCA Initiatives Athena is a valued contributor to international LCA activities, playing an active role in the Sustainable Building Challenge, a continuation of the Green Building Challenge that since 1996 has engaged over 75 teams in project assessments of high performance buildings.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance critGreen Building Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance cBuilding Rating System ™ encourages and accelerates global adoption of sustainable green building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance critgreen building and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance cbuilding and development practices through the creation and implementation of universally understood and accepted tools and performance criteria.

Two post-occupancy studies of certified green buildings found that prioritizing energy efficiency in design leads to better performance, highlights inaccuracy of energy modeling.

We utilize the most respected high energy performance and Georgia green home building programs, including ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Home and Southface's EarthCraft House to accomplish our goal of becoming the go - to green home builder in Geogreen home building programs, including ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Home and Southface's EarthCraft House to accomplish our goal of becoming the go - to green home builder in building programs, including ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Home and Southface's EarthCraft House to accomplish our goal of becoming the go - to green home builder in GeoGreen Building Council's LEED for Home and Southface's EarthCraft House to accomplish our goal of becoming the go - to green home builder in Building Council's LEED for Home and Southface's EarthCraft House to accomplish our goal of becoming the go - to green home builder in Geogreen home builder in Georgia.

Green roofs reduce stormwater runoff, filter out water and air pollutants, moderate the urban heat - island effect, add green space to the built environment, shade and insulate rooftops to improve buildings» thermal performance (thereby reducing energy use and costs), and extend the service life of structural roof sysGreen roofs reduce stormwater runoff, filter out water and air pollutants, moderate the urban heat - island effect, add green space to the built environment, shade and insulate rooftops to improve buildings» thermal performance (thereby reducing energy use and costs), and extend the service life of structural roof sysgreen space to the built environment, shade and insulate rooftops to improve buildings» thermal performance (thereby reducing energy use and costs), and extend the service life of structural roof systems.

The Administrator shall develop and implement, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Director of Commercial High - Performance Green Buildings, standards for a national energy and environmental building retrofit policy for nonresidential bBuildings, standards for a national energy and environmental building retrofit policy for nonresidential buildingsbuildings.

(B) the Secretary of Energy shall make appropriate use of existing programs, including delegating authority to the Director of Commercial High - Performance Green Buildings appointed under section 421 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081), who shall designate and provide funding to support a high - performance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under thPerformance Green Buildings appointed under section 421 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081), who shall designate and provide funding to support a high - performance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under this secGreen Buildings appointed under section 421 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17081), who shall designate and provide funding to support a high - performance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under thperformance green building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under this secgreen building partnership consortium pursuant to subsection (f) of such section to support efforts under this section.

Also bear in mind that the majority of the wood - framed, high - performance (green based on actual performance metrics as opposed to a checklist) buildings certified as passive house (more than 30,000 buildings in total) were prefabricated.

«Michael Zatz, manager of the commercial building program for Energy Star, an EPA program to promote energy - efficient products and practices... says Energy Star has a user - support line that gets calls from green - building owners and managers who are disappointed in their building's energy performance.»

This high performance home is 3rd party certified, using the whole - house system approach of green building to achieve energy & water conservation, resource efficiency, comfort, & healthy indoor air quality

The Bullitt Center is designed to show what's possible, increasing the pace of change in the movement toward high performance green buildings and resilient cities.

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ is a third - party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildGreen Building Rating System ™ is a third - party certification program and an internationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildgreen buildings.

Advocates of the accessible and transparent Built Green Canada program note that it has educated hundreds of builders and improved the energy performance of 15,000 homes, very few of which would have participated in the much more rigorous LEED system.

Here's what you'll find in each of these affordable green homes: A high - performance building envelope.

These include reducing the volume and velocity of stormwater runoff, improving stormwater quality, moderating the urban heat island effect, adding urban green space, and improving buildings» thermal performance and energy efficiency.

The Conservatory is recognized as one of the world's greenest buildings.The Pittsburgh 2030 District is, according to the city's website, «a collaborative, nationally recognized, but local community of high performance buildings in Downtown and Oakland that aim to dramatically reduce energy and water consumption, transportation emissions, and improve indoor air quality while increasing competitiveness in the business environment and owner's returns on investment.»

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System ™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission Green Building Rating System ™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission green buildings, managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to

We're well respected in the fields of home performance, building science, and green building.

As the local affiliate, Passive House California will host a series of events to promote the Passive House Standard and to encourage all green building enthusiasts to learn about this high performance building method.

Using the LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing buildings program and establish a culture of perBuildings: Operations and Maintenance rating system as a framework, this workbook will help your team implement a green existing buildings program and establish a culture of perbuildings program and establish a culture of performance.

Setting and meeting high performance targets is one of the reasons why the federal government has been a leader in the green building sphere, with thousands of buildings certified by GBCI that conserve resources, support the agency's mission and set a leadership example.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory, «The Philip Merrill Environmental Center — Highlighting High Performance» (Golden, CO: April 2002); «Toyota Seeks Gold for New Green Buildings,» GreenBiz.com, 23 April 2003; «The Green Stamp of Approval,» Business Week, 11 September 2006.

On March 29th, Urban Green Council's panel discussion — moderated by Ken Levenson of 475 High Performance Building Supply — shifted the spotlight away from design feasibility and toward the barriers hindering implementation.

Yesterday we described how the Plastic People Set Up «American High - Performance Buildings Coalition» To Fight Restrictions on Plastics in Green Building, and followed up with a list of their members.

While green building has become increasingly popular over the past three decades, the gap between standards of design excellence and of environmental performance could be getting wider.

Sign up to send a letter to President Obama and learn more about Green Schools at globalgreen.org Green schools make a huge difference For the last five years, with the support of the Annenberg Foundation, Global Green has partnered with the LA Unified School District to insure that every new school in Los Angeles is built to a high performance green standard — we saw evidence of this last Green Schools at globalgreen.org Green schools make a huge difference For the last five years, with the support of the Annenberg Foundation, Global Green has partnered with the LA Unified School District to insure that every new school in Los Angeles is built to a high performance green standard — we saw evidence of this last Green schools make a huge difference For the last five years, with the support of the Annenberg Foundation, Global Green has partnered with the LA Unified School District to insure that every new school in Los Angeles is built to a high performance green standard — we saw evidence of this last Green has partnered with the LA Unified School District to insure that every new school in Los Angeles is built to a high performance green standard — we saw evidence of this last green standard — we saw evidence of this last year.

The «National Green Schools» initiative is aimed at raising general awareness of the benefits of green schools and the critical need for building and modernizing all schools with healthy, high performance green classrooms.Sign a petition for green schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcGreen Schools» initiative is aimed at raising general awareness of the benefits of green schools and the critical need for building and modernizing all schools with healthy, high performance green classrooms.Sign a petition for green schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcgreen schools and the critical need for building and modernizing all schools with healthy, high performance green classrooms.Sign a petition for green schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcgreen classrooms.Sign a petition for green schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcgreen schools Global Green is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcGreen is calling upon the public to sign a letter urging President Obama to push Congress to make green schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcgreen schools a high priority in the 2009 legislative and to urge local school districts and city councils, mayors, governors, and state legislators to utilize green standards for school construcgreen standards for school construction.

Building from scratch permits a comprehensive, whole systems approach, and more degrees of freedom than adaptation of an existing city (just as new green buildings can generally deliver better ecological performance than retrofits).

Most people know about United States Green Building Council's green rating systems known as LEED, some professionals outside of Britain know about BREEAM: BRE Environmental Assessment Method if you live in Europe, you might know about the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive if you're an international engineering consultant, there's a fair chance you'll know about the International Federation of Consulting Engineers» «Project Sustainability Management Guidelines&raGreen Building Council's green rating systems known as LEED, some professionals outside of Britain know about BREEAM: BRE Environmental Assessment Method if you live in Europe, you might know about the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive if you're an international engineering consultant, there's a fair chance you'll know about the International Federation of Consulting Engineers» «Project Sustainability Management Guidelines&ragreen rating systems known as LEED, some professionals outside of Britain know about BREEAM: BRE Environmental Assessment Method if you live in Europe, you might know about the European Energy Performance of Buildings Directive if you're an international engineering consultant, there's a fair chance you'll know about the International Federation of Consulting Engineers» «Project Sustainability Management Guidelines».

During his presentation, he brought up hedonism sustainability - a term I have heard him use in other talks on the subject of going green and high - performance buildings.