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Monday, December 21, 2009
Australian Efficient Building Scheme Allows Buildings to Trade Carbon Reductions
From Maria Atkinson at Lend Lease and Che’ Wall at Lincolne Scott, the Efficient Building Scheme is a proposal for a direct “cap and trade” scheme for building owners that would reduce building sector carbon emissions dramatically and must faster than even the supposed “agreement” at COP 15 in Copenhagen. According to the proposal, “An Efficient Building Scheme is identical to an emissions trading scheme except that it recognizes energy efficiency improvements in non-residential buildings, rather than emissions avoided. Simply put, it treats one ton of greenhouse gas emissions that is not emitted because energy is not used, in the same way that a conventional Emissions Trading Scheme treats one ton of CO2 that is not emitted due to a change in energy generation methods.” In other words, it’s far better to reduce demand than to fiddle with what the power plant has to emit to meet the (higher) demand of a building that wasn’t upgraded in terms of energy requirements. So, in this way, the proposal, “provides a competitive return on investments in emissions r eduction initiatives, which would drive significant greenhouse gas abatement through energy efficiency improvements.” Well worth a look for all large property owners in the U.S., as well as the U.S. government.
Posted by Jerry on 12/21/2009 at 11:33 AM
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(0) Comments • PermalinkGreen Building Spurs Construction Waste Recycling
New report quotes largest builder Turner Construction’s Michael Deane: We’re recycling better than 50 percent across our portfolio, with more than 50 percent of projects fully documented. LEED and green building standards and practices have had a huge impact on increasing the rate of construction waste recycling.
Posted by Jerry on 12/21/2009 at 11:30 AM
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(0) Comments • PermalinkMonday, November 09, 2009
LEED Certification Challenges and Approaches: Chapter 10 of Greening Existing Buildings
This chapter addresses the specific issues associated with managing successful certification projects, including creating the project team, engaging with the commissioning and certification process, conducting team meetings, tracking team progress, and justifying economic costs and benefits. Leading consultants provide a number of tips for getting EBOM projects done on an accelerated timetable. The company or organization needs to change purchasing and operating practices, and change its specifications for remodels and renovations. Approaches also differ between government and private sector projects.
This is an excerpt from Jerry Yudelson’s book, Greening Existing Buildings
To read the entire chapter, click here to download the PDF version.
Click here to order this book from Amazon.com.
Posted by Sky on 11/09/2009 at 12:50 AM
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(0) Comments • PermalinkThursday, November 05, 2009
Green Building Books Signings Next Week at Greenbuild in Phoenix
I’ll be signing Greening Existing Buildings at the McGraw-Hill booth at 10 am on Wednesday November 11th, on the show floor. On Thursday, November 12th, at 1:00 pm at the Conference Bookstore, I’ll be signing Green Building Trends: Europe, my new book for Island Press. Hope to see you there!
Posted by Jerry on 11/05/2009 at 05:36 PM
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