Tag: LEED

Consistency will benefit the environment, code compliance, facility management professionals, builders, and designers.

The new structure replaces an aging facility with a state-of-the-art bus transportation center that meets the city's needs while minimizing its impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

At the University of Baltimore, a new facility features passive heating and cooling, and natural ventilation.

When the program began, the annual recycling rate was 15%. Now the entire complex is recycling 60% of the two million pounds of waste generated on average each year.

Recent Turner study shows significant growth in interest in Green Globes® and other systems.

Even the best laid sustainability initiatives can be foiled by unaware, unresponsive, or just plain unwilling occupants.

Green Globes uses the services of independent assessors and uses the ANSI national consensus process for developing its Green Globes tools for new construction and major renovations, the subjects of the U.S. DOE rule.

Find out how the Renovate system can offer energy savings of up to 25%, provide consistent indoor thermal comfort, reduce outside noise transmission, contribute points towards LEED certification, and more at a lower cost than a traditional window replacement.

In pursuing LEED certification, Grand Valley State University keeps operational goals at the forefront.

Old can be as good as new, especially when pursuing sustainable certifications.

The Zappos.com Las Vegas headquarters is designed to spark productivity inside and out.

Green Globes comes out less expensive than LEED on the same project, according to recent study results.

Greener Groundskeeping: The SITES rating system aims to generate the sustainability and resiliency of landscapes.

NJ Alliance for Action Award celebrates economic impact in New Jersey of new LG North American headquarters.

Whether or not the organization is pursuing LEED certification, setting a clear path to sustainable goals is key.

Are LEED ratings sustainable and are the policies worth enforcing?

Agent of change: this year’s TFM Facility Executive of the Year guided the transformation of an aging facility.

Green building consultant, speaker and author, Jerry Yudelson has announced his annual list of major green building trends that will affect the industry in 2014 and beyond.

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded one of 11 Platinum recertifications worldwide.

The following white paper from FiberTite looks at the current setup of the LEED program and examines what the program needs to do in order to reach its full potential for facility managers.