How do green building teams get high-performance results?
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on how project teams are delivering high-performance projects, those that save 30% or more energy against the ASHRAE 2004 standard, with lots of daylighting and other green features.
I’ve been doing a lot of research lately on how project teams are delivering high-performance projects, those that save 30% or more energy against the ASHRAE 2004 standard, with lots of daylighting and other green features. Consider that LEED-Platinum projects, currently the highest attainment in green building, represent less than five percent of all LEED-certified projects in the U.S., and you’ll see that there’s a lot of projects that don’t get to the very highest levels. Here are a few lessons learned:
- 1. It’s not easy doing it within budget.
- 2. It probably won’t happen the first time.
- 3. It takes a village to raise a building.
- 4. Building is a team sport; the owner’s active leadership is critical.
- 5. LEED is the best roadmap we have for sustainable building.
Click here to see my full report (PDF).
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