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Energy-efficiency measures paying off for commercial building owners, says BOMA study

BD+C

According to a study of data from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s Experience Exchange Report (EER) by Kingsley Associates, the commercial real estate industry’s ongoing focus on energy efficiency has resulted in a downward trend in total operating expenses. Body Image: read more.

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GSA Reviews more than 100 Green Building Systems and Selects 5

Green Building Law Update

The last review, in 2012, shook the green building industrial complex to its foundations, when it not only recommended LEED (that had previously been the sole option), but also recommended Green Globes. Green Globes, version 2013. BREEAM In-Use USA, version 2016. LEED, version 4.0. Living Building Challenge, version 3.1.

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Building performance assessment - iiSBE Canada project to close the loop between theory and practice

SAB Magazine

iiSBE Canada, the Canadian arm of the International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment [iiSBE], an independent, non-profit group committed to advancing the sustainable building agenda within Canada, has taken up the challenge of developing the knowledge base about the performance of leading high-performance Canadian green buildings.

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The Effectiveness of BOMA BESt and LEED Canada EB:O&M in Greening Commercial Buildings

SAB Magazine

It is becoming increasingly recognized that the majority of the building stock that will be in use in 20 or 30 years time is already built. This has brought the importance of addressing the sustainability of existing buildings to the attention of many in the construction industry.

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DOE Releases Green Lease Website, and More Musings on the Split Incentive "Problem"

Green Building Law Blog

The Department of Energy and several interesting partners (both BOMA and NRDC, for example) have launched a website consolidating green lease resources. Much is made of green leases, and the "split incentive problem" that is seen as a barrier to green building, and which green leases are designed to address.

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What Is Building | Types of Building

CivilJungle

Green Building Council (USGBC). According to the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), there are three classifications a building can be given. It uses large poles or posts buried in the ground or on a foundation to provide the vertical structural support, along with girts to provide horizontal support.