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Project: The Aventine
Transwestern's Allan Skodowski on LEED and the Better Buildings Challenge
Why is the Existing-Building Market So Important?
Energy Costs: Retrofit to Save Money
The Role of Existing Buildings in Energy Use, Emissions
What is the Value of LEED Certification?
One Company's Approach to Sustainability and the Bottom Line
Sustainability Success Story: Small Projects Pay Off Big
Facility Management Matrix: Integrate Environmental Stewardship
A LEED-EBOM Case Study
A LEED-EBOM Case Study
Green Initiatives Save Money, Reduce Energy Use with Kim Farlin
The Manager's Role in LEED Certification with Curt Stainbrook
What Comes After LEED Certification?
Sustainability in Schools: NYC Department of Education
Sustainability: Managers' Role in the Triple Bottom Line
Maintenance: The Impact of Sustainability
Going Green: Toyota Making It Work
Green Buildings in Today's Economy
Strategies for Specifying Vegetative Roofs with Tim Pennigar
Green Grounds Care: LEED Considerations
Build a Recycling Program with Lynda Boomer
LEED-EB: O&M: A Maintenance Roundup
No- and Low-cost Green Strategies
Green-Purchasing Strategies with Tom Badrick
Establishing Sustainable Facilities with Kevin Folsom
Green Articles
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Product Advances Offer Managers Better Roof Protection Options
Roof Coatings: Installation and Maintenance
Energy Audits: Setting The Stage
Energy Audits: Avoiding Mistakes
Sustaining Sustainability: Seeking Infinite Benefits Beyond Certification
How LEED Volume Can Help Facility Managers
How a Commercial Office REIT Used LEED Volume
LEED-EBOM Certifications Outpacing LEED-New Construction
USGBC Building Performance Partnership for LEED Buildings
Sustainability, the Bottom Line and You
Sustainability Budgeting Requires Incentives, Deal Makers
How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Top 10 Questions to Ask
How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask About Range of Services, Knowledge of Standards
How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask for Certifications, Procedures
How to Select Green Cleaning Vendors: Ask About Sustainability, Communication
Flexibility in Office Design Offers FMs Green Benefits, Cost Savings
Technology, Changing Workforce Helping to Drive Green Office Design Changes
Maximizing Flexible Space in Office Design Reduces Costs
Market Forces Provide More Options for Green Interior Products
Specifying Sustainable Paints Means Determining Life-Cycle Costs
Quality, Long-Term Performance Essential for Sustainable Paints
Electric Vehicle Charging Station Checklist
Plugging Into Electric Vehicle Charging
Grants, Pilot Projects Offer Low-Cost Electric Vehicle Charging Options
Managing Electric Vehicle Charging Stations is Balancing Act
Data is Power: LEED Buildings and the Building Performance Partnership
Long-term Sustainability: LEED-EBOM
From Design to Operations: Energy Star's Designed to Earn
Mandating Performance: Outcome-based Codes
LEED Designs Don't Always Lead to Sustainable Operations
Controls, Commissioning Key to Realizing Green Building Potential
Energy Model: Use To Compare, Not To Predict
The Curious Case of Northland Pines High School
Controls, Sustainability Are The Focus at Shedd Aquarium
Using LEED-EBOM on Campus Requires Managing Data, Defining Scope
What ISO 50001 Can Offer is a Framework for Continuous Energy Improvement
Communication, Rapport Key for FM at Chicago Botanic Gardens
Hospital's Plumbing Systems Upgrades Provide Roadmap
Water Audit Paves the Way for Successful Plumbing Upgrade
Successful Plumbing Upgrades Depend on Occupant Support
FMs Can Roll Out LEED-EBOM Across the Campus
LEED-EBOM 'Master Site' Credits Categorized in Three General Groups
Facility Managers Can Use LEED-EBOM Categories as Conceptual Tools
Multimedia: Transwestern's Allan Skodowski on Sustainability
Green Means Go for Transwestern's Skodowski, His Sustainability Team
Transwestern's Sustainability Efforts a Cornerstone of Company's Work
Experience Makes Skodowski a Natural to Develop Green Best Practices
Skodowski, Transwestern Focus on Green Building Success, not Speed
The Citadel Center: Chicago Green
Managers Need to Get Educated on Chemical Toxins
Introducing LEED for Healthcare
Historic College Campus Gets Second Life
IAQ: Review Specification Documents, Seal HVAC Systems
Cleaning Programs: How to Minimize Chemical Exposure
LEED for Healthcare: Construction is Focus, Not Operations
For Envelope, Target Durability, As Well As Energy
LEED Pilot Credits Target Certified Products, Demand Response
Healthy And Green With LEED For Healthcare
Phillip Saieg: The Pursuit of High-Performance
Phillip Saieg: Raising the Bar on Sustainability
LEED for Schools Focuses on Daylighting, Acoustics and Indoor Air Quality
New Mexico School District Puts Building Requirements on a LEED Silver Platter
Revisiting the Performance of First LEED Gold Hospital
Hospital Design Team Focuses on Computer-Generated Models
Hospital Operates on 100 Percent Renewables, Sells Power
HVAC, Lighting, Plumbing Initiatives Fuel LEED Certification
First LEED Gold Hospital Now a High-Performance Building
LEED for Healthcare Addresses Unique Operational Requirements
Retail REIT Installs PVs With Power Purchase Agreement
Glimcher Takes Energy-Efficiency, Other Green Steps
Existing Buildings Have Big Impact on Carbon Footprint
Carbon Footprint Gaining a Place on the FM Agenda
Focus on Buildings to Cut Your Carbon Footprint
Green Science Teaching Center Meets Challenges of Landmark Site
Formal LEED-EBOM Certification
Tips On Difficult LEED-EBOM Credits
Working With Other Departments on a LEED-EBOM Initiative
How To Maintain (Or Improve Upon) Certification
What Are the Three Scopes of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions?
The Role of Recommissioning in Reducing Carbon Footprint
The Role of Building Occupants in Reducing Carbon Footprint
Alliance Walks the Talk With LEED Certification
Managers Discuss Water-Conservation Strategies
LEED-EBOM Recertification Helps Ensure Green Building Progress
Sustainability: Tactics to Avoid Failure, Embrace Success
Charrettes: Not Just for New Construction
Sustainability Part of Managers' New Normal
Projects: Historic Solution Leads to Platinum Rating
DOE Grant Fuels County's Green Building Projects
Understanding the Steps in Designing Green Interiors
How Real Companies Executed Sustainable Design
Avoiding Pitfalls In LEED Certification
Get the Information on Water Cost and Use
Restrooms Offer Many Water Efficient Options
Water Efficient Mechanical Systems and Irrigation Systems
Water Efficiency Products Showcase
Managers Discuss Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Programs
Moving to Sustainability: Managers Should Look at Past Accomplishments
Matching Ceilings to the Characteristics of a Space
Environmental Management Systems: A New Backbone for LEED?
Study Links Green Buildings and Employee Productivity
Rethinking Office Layouts and Space Planning
Daylighting and Acoustics are Concerns in Office Spaces
Green Building Design Can Pose Fire Safety Challenges
Green Design Solutions and Materials May Be Fire Hazards
Sorting Out Energy Dashboard Software
Determining Damages in Green Building Lawsuits
Responsibilities Must Be Spelled Out In a Green Building Contract
Designer’s Professional Liability Insurance Issues
Daylighting Benefits Lie in Proper Design, Control
Start With Integrated Design, Maintain Results With Diligence
New Energy Efficiency Programs and Financing Mechanisms Available
Always Consider Energy, the Envelope and Reuse What You Can
Best Practices: Daylighting, IAQ, Green Cleaning and More
Plumbing Upgrades a Good Place to Start for Water Conservation
LEED: Managers Need to Educate Executives
Sustainability: Not Such a Dirty Word
Managers Discuss Successful Recycling Programs
Green Paint Standards Protect IAQ and Occupants
Paint Certifications Balance Green and Performance Benefits
Making a Building LEED-CI Ready
Building Performance Partnership: Post-LEED Certification
Solar Panel Efficiency Going Up as Costs are Falling
PPAs and Other Ways to Pay for PV Systems
Sustainability Focus Transforms NYC Schools
Coordination Across City Organizations Drives Sustainability Success
Finding the Funding for Energy Education and Efficiency
Grounds Management: Making Cost-Effective Equipment Purchases
Data Management for Continuous Improvement
Engaging Staff, Occupants for Sustainable Success
Optimize the Acoustics of Open Offices
Sustainability Strategies for Urban Health Care
Rural Health Care Sustainability Considerations
Furniture Manufacturers Make Products More Sustainable
Selecting Water Closets and Urinals
Power, Water Meters Help Earn Green Building Credits
IEQ Factors Daylighting, Thermal Comfort and Acoustics for Healthy Space
Lavatory Faucet and Hand Dryer Considerations
Efficient Manufacturing and Sustainable Materials Management
Tips for Facility Managers to Smooth the LEED-EBOM Certification Process
Green Building and the New LEED Green Associate Credential
Interior Product Standards Should Be Tailor-Made For Each Organization
Greening, Renovating Buildings Makes Properties More Competitive
Comprehensive Energy, Climate Legislation Still Has Chance of Passing
Mandated Commissioning, 'Plan for Operations' Part of New Green Standard
Chris Matt: LEED Fosters Facilities Education
Energy Modeling Provides Benchmark Of Benefits For Investments
Personnel, Operating Costs Can Be Addressed By New BAS
LEED Ratings Offer Specifications For Sustainable Interior Products
Environmental Life-Cycle Assessments For Interior Products Gaining Traction
Managers Can Use LCA Data to Vet Product Manufacturers
Standard Is First For Commercial Buildings Written In Mandatory Language
Green Standard Covers Seven Major Energy Requirement Categories
Climate Change Still Battling Court of Public Opinion in US
Comprehensive Reform Will Affect Buildings Beyond Class A
Some in Commercial Real Estate Are Addressing Carbon Footprint
Facility Managers Using LEED-EBOM As Blueprint for Sustainability
Moving to Green Cleaning Methods Requires Buy-in From Maintenance Staff
Visual Cues Can Help Janitorial Staff, Bathroom Occupants Transition to Green
LEED-EB Helps Reverse Financial, Environmental Consequences of Underperforming Energy Systems
Government Bodies Target Greening Existing Buildings
School Districts Take Lead on Sustainability
How to Earn LEED Points with Sub-Metering
Successful Recycling: A Three-Step Approach
City Adopts LEED as Building Standard
Save Water with the Help of EPA's WaterSense Label and Local Utilities
NYC's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan
A Mixed Bag of Bills Addresses Environment, Cap and Trade
Green Technology: Solar Wall Impacts Heating Loads
States Develop Green Building Guidelines
The Roles of EPA and DOE in Environmental Legislation
NYC Requires Energy Star Portfolio Manager in Benchmarking Legislation
From Local to Global, Climate Change Legislation is Gaining Ground
National Significance of NYC Benchmarking Legislation
Water Conservation Case Studies
Maximize Green Investments With an Enterprise-wide Approach
Low-cost and No-cost Strategies for Sustainability
Net-zero Energy Buildings Becoming More Common
FMs Can Take the Lead in Energy Efficiency Projects
Getting the C-suite and the Public to Buy into Net-zero Buildings
Stimulus Funds Earmarked to Green Government Facilities
Recovery Act Funds Energy Efficiency Grants For State, Local Projects
Controversy, Confusion Over Buy-American Clause
Using Post-Occupancy Evaluations to Fine Tune Green Design
USGBC Launches Building Performance Initiative
Green Building News: New ASHRAE Certification, AIA Report, How to Engage Employees in Green Efforts
Green Renovations Should Focus on IAQ, Purchasing, Material Handling
Incentives, the Stimulus and PPAs Contribute to a Bright Future for Solar Projects
Check the Green Credentials of Service Providers, Especially Certification and Experience
Green Building Goals and Security Initiatives Can Find Common Ground
Establish Energy Use Benchmarks in Health Care
How Cap and Trade Regulations Work and Who May Be Affected
Green Renovations: Best Practices for Preserving IAQ
Green Purchasing: Consider VOCs, Water Use, Energy Efficiency
Waste Management: Tips for Recycling, Reuse During Renovation Projects
Preparing for Cap and Trade and its Impact on Energy Costs
Tap Teamwork to Find Energy Savings
Alternative Energy Strategy for Health Care: Cogeneration
Making the Switch to Green Cleaning Involves Educating Occupants and Service Providers
Video Analytics Software and Intelligent Light Controls Help Satisfy Sustainability, Security
Windows and Air Intake Vents Can Be Operable and Secure
Preserve the Natural Landscape to Protect the Building
Proper Disposal of Lamps and Ballasts
Good, Better, Best: The Many Ways To Green A Building
Evidence-Based Design: From Health Care To Other Buildings?
Studies Link Green Design, Occupant Productivty
Restroom Paper Products: Standard to Address Environmental Impact
The Benefits Of High-Performance Buildings
High-Performance Buildings Go to Washington
Energy Modeling, ASHRAE 90.1 and LEED
Greenbuild 2009 Arrives in Phoenix Nov. 11
Green Building News: Climate Change Economics, LEED AP Credentials And McKinsey & Company
LEED-EB Offers Guidance On How To Create A Green Cleaning Program
Green Flooring Choices: What's Old is New
LEED Energy and Atmosphere Tips
LEED Materials and Resources Tips
LEED Indoor Environmental Quality Tips
Philips Arena Achieves LEED Certification
Arena Hires LEED AP During Certification Process
An Overview of New Toilet, Hand Dryer and Sensor Technology
Listen Up: Consider How Acoustics Can Complement Green Designs
LEED Online Streamlines LEED Submission Process
ASHRAE Releases Commissioning Certification
What are the Changes in LEED 2009?
ASHRAE Expected To Toughen HVAC, Lighting, And Exterior Requirements In 2010 Version Of 90.1
How To Determine If A Green Certification Is Legitimate
Rep. Henry Waxman's Bill to Cap Carbon Dioxide Faces Long Odds
Climate Change And The Economy: Why Warnings of Economic Doom Are Overblown
LEED-EB Requires Energy Efficiency Measures
Cool Roofs: Reflectivity Matters
Green Strategies For Office Buildings
USGBC Harmonizes Credits in LEED 2009
USGBC Adjusts Credit Weightings, Point Scale in LEED 2009
LEED v3 Features Regional Priority Credits
Keys To Achieving LEED v3 Certification
Cost Premium For Green Products Drops
ASHRAE's New Standard For High-Performance Buildings
Green Buildings Require Commissioning
Making Small Data Centers Green
Greening Existing School Buildings
The Prescription For Green Health Care Facilities
Cool Roofs: Emissivity Standards
A Plan to Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Creating Sustainable Purchasing Policies
The Benefits of Green Cleaning
The Business Case For Green Buildings
LEED, ENERGY STAR, And Existing Buildings
Greening on a Shoestring Budget
Cleaning Chemicals and Occupant Health
More Research Needed On Role of Cleaning Chemicals and Occupant Health
The Environmental Impacts of Cleaning Products
Green Cleaning And Toxicology Basics
Stimulus Gives Billions to GSA for Greening
LEED-EB Lowers Operating Costs, Report Finds
ENERGY STAR Releases List of Top 10 Cities
LEED Certification Starts with Building Analysis
LEED Certification Step by Step
Collaboration Key to Accomplishing Green Goals
How to Build Tenant Support for Sustainability
Intelligent Buildings Are Green
Finding Green Office Furniture
Pervious Paving Saves Water and Money
Lighting, HVAC, Plumbing Systems Generate Savings
Why Develop a Green Purchasing Plan?
Obama Focuses on Energy Efficiency
How Buildings Can Prepare For Cap And Trade
Daylighting: Overcoming Glare and Heat Challenges
How Daylighting Can Improve IEQ
ASHRAE Offers New Operations Certification
Guidelines on Measurement and Verification Published
Survey Shows Green Strategies Still a Priority
University Recycles Wood Waste Into Mulch
Podcast: Build a Recycling Program
Developers Are Embracing LEED, And Tenants Are Responding
Will the Economic Downturn Slow Green Development?
LEED 2009 Approved by USGBC Members
Water Efficiency Tips For The Restrooms
How To Get Your First LEED Certified Building
Measuring The Cost To Become LEED Certified
Setting the Right Green Building Goals
LEED 2009 Aims for Speedier Certification Process
Adding LEED Certification After Project Planning Has Begun
Integrated Design Aids LEED Certification Process
Green Roofs LEED to Multiple Benefits
Financial Benefits Of Green Roofs
Extensive or Intensive? Green Roofs Explained
Green Roof Tips: Roof Structure and Maintenance
Crafting an RFI for Green Cleaners
What to Put in a Green Cleaning RFP
Obama, McCain Support Limits on Greenhouse Gases
Some Companies Taking Action to Cut Greenhouse Emissions
Uphill Battle? Defeat of Cap and Trade Shows a Fight is Still Coming Over Greenhouse Gases
As Water Prices Surge, Water Efficiency Gains Momentum
Graywater and Water Efficiency
Water Efficiency: What to Do First
LEED AP Credentials: How They Help Facility Managers
BOMA Releases Green Lease Guide
Princeton Review Ranks Green Colleges
ASHRAE Releases Commissioning Guidelines
AIA Reports on Green Building Incentives
Relamping Program and Fixture Replacements Garner Attention
Green Building Products: Avoid the Hype
Green Certification Labels Combat Greenwash
Developing Internal Criteria for Green Products
Planning Green: LEED Strategies for Existing Buildings
Pharos Project Readies New Environmental Assesment Tool
New Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR Program Promises Energy Savings
Project Profile: EPA Region 8 Headquarters Aims for ENERGY STAR
Energy Efficiency: Tips to Improve Energy Performance
LEED Points and Credits: What's the Difference?
The Advantages of Earning a LEED AP Credential
Finding the Most Applicable Version of LEED
Sustainable School Specifies Bio-Swale, Daylighting System
LEED Systems Target IAQ, Schools
How EPAct Works in LEED and Government Projects
Sonoma State Builds a Green Rec Center
Green Buildings Show Higher Rents, Occupancy
Sustainability: Programs Target Operations, Maintenance
Sustainability: Maintenance Plays Key Role
Sorting Out Green Power Choices
Regional Carbon Trading Programs, Explained
Buying Green Interior Products
Benchmark the Way to an Energy Efficient Facility
Go Green: Avoid Competing System Interactions
Use Incentives to Slash the Cost to Go Green
Commission to Maximize Efficiency
Does Your Facility Hit its Energy Target?
Green Buildings Don’t Have to Compromise Longevity, Maintenence
Tracking and Measuring Sustainability
Rechargeable Batteries: Focus on Recycling
Green: The Driving Issue on Grounds
Daylighting Strategies Lead to Savings
Roofs: A New Frontier for Green
There's More Than One Way to Create a Green Interior
Green Grows, but Other Priorities Evolve
Striking a Balance: Sustainability and Performance
Saving Energy in Small Buildings
Hazardous Materials: Risky Business, Safe Solutions
Lighting Controls: Reducing Cost, Saving Energy
Plumbing challenge: Slowing the flow
Tenant Satisfaction Guaranteed?
Flushing Dollars Down the Drain?
Taking Action on Climate Change:
Crafting A Thoughtful Emissions Reduction Plan
Energy Focus: Strategies for Savings
Utility Vehicles: Driving Toward Sustainability
Deferred maintenance: A green issue?
Paints and Coatings: Going Green
Using CMMS to Manage Hazardous Waste
New Mowers Help Maximize the Mulch
Green, sure. But accessible? Maintainable?
Thinking Green: Implementing A Sustainable Construction Process
Continous Improvement Key to College's Sustainability Efforts
Energy Efficiency Makes the Difference
Don’t Want to Save the Planet?
Green Developers Break New Ground
Simple, Reliable and Efficient: Geothermal Heat Pump Systems
Green Marketing: Make Your Building Stand Out
Paints Set a New Green Standard
Many Ways for Facilities to Go Green
Water Efficiency: Gain, Not Pain
Green-faced: Watch What You Promise
Who Should Commission Your Building?
Growing a Green Procurement Plan
Creating Energy Efficient Buildings
Moving Forward With Green Design
Green Purchasing as a Healing Strategy
Would You Pay a Premium to Lease Green Space?
Restroom Revolution: Touchfree, Low-flow, Infrared and Waterless
Saving Water: One Organization’s Success Story
GreenTech Expo: A Show of — and for — Sustainability
Studies Relate IAQ and Productivity
A New Era for Paints and Coatings
Green 2.0: Hospitals and the Environment
Water-Use Strategies That Work
Lamps & Ballasts: End-of-Life Decisions
Talking the Talk: The Language of Green
EPA: Hazardous Waste Actions Continue
Renewable Energy Incentives Flow After Rolling Blackouts
LEED and ISO 14001 Can Help Improve Environmental Performance
Building a Greener Data Center
LEED-CI Certification Challenging, but Achievable With Planning
Web Resources Grow to Meet Facilities' e-waste Concerns
Charettes: Smoothing the Process to LEED Certification
Baby Steps Toward Green Building Design
Lighting: Safeguard the Environment by Recycling Old Lamps
Site Planning is a Critical Phase of Green Construction Projects
Building Schools that Support Learning
Green Schools: Architecture as Pedagogy
The Rise and Significance of Eco-Labels and Green Product Certifications
High-Performance Exteriors Offer Benefits in Energy Efficiency and Occupant Comfort
Earth Friendly, Energy Efficient
U.S. Green Buildings Council Launches LEED Commercial Interiors Program
Green Power: Deriving Electricity From Renewable Energy Sources
Green Building Report: District Funds Green School Construction Through Green Grants
The ‘Greening’ of Existing Facilities
Green Economics: Small Price for Environmental Gains
Water Efficiency Needs Driving Innovation
Electronics: Ready for Recycling?
A Complex Task Grows More Complex
Low-VOC Paints Are More Than Just ‘Green’
National Geographic Society's LEED-ership
Waterless Plumbing: Outside of the Mainstream
Recognizing the ‘Pull’ in Going Green
Lighting Part I: Recycling Revisited
Underused strategies could make green buildings even greener
Getting in front of ‘green’ issues
Getting a Grip on Green Products
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