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Building Operating Management - November 2008
How to Get Your First LEED Certified Building


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Measuring the Cost to Become LEED Certified


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Setting the Right Green Building Goals


Building Operating Management - November 2008
LEED 2009 Aims for Speedier Certification Process


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Adding LEED Certificaiton After Project Planning Has Begun


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Integrated Design Aids LEED Certification Process


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Green Roofs LEED to Multiple Benefits


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Financial Benefits Of Green Roofs


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Extensive or Intensive? Green Roofs Explained


Building Operating Management - November 2008
Green Roof Tips: Roof Structure and Maintenance


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News

News - November 2008
Majority of Americans Want Action on Climate to Rebuild U.S. Economy, Poll Finds


News - November 2008
LEED 2009 Passes Member Ballot


News - November 2008
Energy Targets for Federal Building Remain Challenging, ASHRAE Says


News - November 2008
EPA Assessment Highlights Effective Mercury-Free Alternatives


News - November 2008
New Evaluation Program Verifies Green Claims



SPONSORED SECTIONS

Building Operating Management - August 2008
Clinton Climate Initiative Unveals Program to Boost Energy Efficiency
Clinton Climate Initiative aims to clear a big hurdle to energy efficiency upgrades: first cost


Building Operating Management - June 2008
2008 Certified Green Product Directory


Maintenance Solutions - June 2008
Grounds Care: Guidelines for Green Landscapes
Grounds managers use certification programs as baseline for incorporating sustainable measures into their landscapes


Maintenance Solutions - April 2008
Green Purchasing: Helping Nature and the Bottom Line
Working with suppliers, involving stakeholders and reducing costs are three keys to a successful green-purchasing program


Building Operating Management - September 2007
Creating Green Space for Tenants
LEED for Commercial Interiors shows tenants how to improve the spaces they lease — and the base building as well



CASE STUDIES


Michigan's Artfully Green: GRAM Earns LEED Gold
Spurred by a $20 million donation from Peter Wege, a Grand Rapids, Mich., philanthropist and environmentalist, the new 125,000-square-foot Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM) is the world’s first LEED Gold-certified art museum. The total cost of the building, which opened October 2007, was $75 million.


The Wild Center/Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks

Situated among 42-foot tall birch trees and a three-acre pond in Adirondack Park — the largest park in the lower 48 states — the Wild Center/Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks is a testament to how buildings and nature can be complementary.


Water Efficiency: Meters Show Savings From New Flush Valves

There’s nothing like cold, hard data to prove a point. When Michael Carson, senior mechanical engineer at Purdue University, first heard about the Uppercut dual-flush Flushometer, he was skeptical it could make a difference in water consumption.



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GREEN PRODUCTS


Building Energy-Use Software
PureTrac software from PureChoice provides commercial building owners and facility managers with the ability to monitor energy conservation and indoor air quality and comfort...

Energy and Emissions Management Software
EAM Asset Sustainability software is an enterprise software solution from Infor that allows organizations to integrate energy consumption and emissions management into their asset management practices...

Energy Data Kiosk
Educational touchscreen kiosk software is available from Siemens Building Technologies...

Water-efficient Urinal
Sloan Valve Company's sensor-operated, battery-powered Smooth High-Efficiency Urinal uses one pint of water to flush...

Enterprise Software
Carbonetworks software lets the public sector consolidate their emissions inventories into one platform, giving industries better understanding and management of their carbon footprint...


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