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From the monthly archives:
After finding a sustainable site and calculating water efficiency, it’s time to look at energy and atmosphere. This category provides a whopping seventeen points towards LEED® certification, the largest amount of points awarded to any particular section. Required areas for LEED® certification are fundamental commissioning, minimum energy performance and fundamental refrigerant management. Fundamental Commissioning Fundamental [...]
If you want to get into green building, you’ll have to follow specific rules and regulations set out by your certifying body. One of the most respected programs with a set of green building standards is the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® program. This blog begins a six-part series on LEED® certification. What is LEED®? [...]
Houston, Austin, Dallas: All three Texas cities – as well as others – are taking fantastic steps towards greener, more sustainable living. Truth be told, however, city officials can only do so much by themselves. Part of it is up to you. What Is A Carbon Footprint? Almost everything you do adds carbon dioxide to [...]
