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If It Ain’t Broke, Break It! New
By: Jerry Yudelson, PE, MS, MBA, LEED® AP - Thursday, June 26, 2008
Source: Yudelson and Associates
Beginning next year, there will be an entirely new LEED system in place, according to moves in May by the USGBC Board of Directors. The long-expected LEED 2009 version is out for public comment; it deals with the four major rating systems currently in widespread commercial use: LEED for New Construction (and Major Renovations), LEED-NC; LEED for Core and Shell, LEED-CS; LEED for Commercial Interiors, LEED-CI; and LEED for Existing Buildings (Operation and Maintenance), LEED-EB.
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The Business Case for Green Buildings 2008
By: Jerry Yudelson - Friday, December 14, 2007
Source: Yudelson Associates
As we round the bend and head for home in 2007, I want to recap how the business case for green buildings has unfolded this year and to forecast how it is likely to develop in 2008. To sum up 2007 in a nutshell: the business community has totally bought into green buildings. That’s it, end of discussion.
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GreenBuild 2007 Report From Sonja Persram
By: Sonja Persram - Monday, December 10, 2007
Source: Sonja Persram
It was a second inspiring GreenBuild for me, in Chicago. Many folks – and I – had not been familiar with the city. Coming from Toronto, I noticed wistfully the great and beautiful variety of architecture; the public accessibility to the waterfront; the publicized civic pride in sustainable buildings; and the broad expanses of native plantings on sidewalks – not just medians - that allowed trees’ roots enough room to take up water. Not at all like the sometimes square-foot, or concrete ‘box’ tree-allowances in T.O.
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Jerry Yudelson's Green Building Video Clips
By: Jerry Yudelson - Sunday, November 11, 2007
Source: YouTube
Green building expert, speaker and iGreenBuild.com Sr. Editor Jerry Yudelson has been busy in the news lately and YouTube is streaming the clips right here. Learn a lot about green building in these insightful and easy to play videos.
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Berkeley City College first in class with LEED Silver rating
By: Mary Tressel - Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Source: Ratcliff & Tressel Communications
The new Berkeley City College campus features construction on an urban infill site, water- and energy-efficient systems, and recycled building materials. All this and more has earned it a Silver LEED rating.
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Great German Green Buildings
By: Jerry Yudelson, PE, LEED AP - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Source: Yudelson Associates, Inc.
For great examples of buildings and architects that embrace the green aesthetic, our Senior Editor went to Germany, where he found dynamic facades and a dedication to green that often meets and exceeds that found in the United States.
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Canadian office tenants survey shows demand for green buildings
By: Sonja Persram, BSc., MBA, LEED AP - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Source: Sustainable Alternatives Consulting, Inc.
The new Canadian Office Tenant Survey shows a marked preference among tenants for green and sustainable buildings.
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Alameda County Juvenile Justice Center:
By: Allison Hopkins - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Source: Vanir Construction Management, Inc.
The project team putting together the new Alameda, California, Juvenile Justice Center were aiming for Silver LEED certification. Despite setbacks and unforeseen obstacles, the project came in early -- and LEED Gold.
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A Zero Waste Update to LEED
By: Paul Palmer - Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Source: The Zero Waste Institute
While LEED certification is certainly a good idea, it does not do enough toward establishing zero waste capabilities for building demolition and construction.
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