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The Costs and Financial Benefits of Green Buildings A Report
to California’s Sustainable Building Task Force, Kats
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The Cost of Green Revisited, Langdon (2003) Energy performance of LEED for new construction building, NBI (2008) Local Examples To be Added Soon! |
Small is Beautiful: U.S. House Size, Resource Use, and the Environment: This article describes the trends in home size and the subsequent use (waste?) of resources. Architecture 2030: For information on the challenge that all new buildings and major renovations reduce their fossil-fuel GHG-emitting consumption by 50% by 2010, incrementally increasing the reduction for new buildings to carbon neutral by 2030. Playbook for Green Buildings + Neighborhoods: For guidance and resources to rapidly advance green buildings, neighborhoods and infrastructure. Building Industry Research Alliance: For case studies and research on above code energy efficiency projects. New Buildings Institute: For information on recent research and the Advanced Buildings Core Performance Guide. Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance: For research and reports. International Codes Council: for information on the International Energy Conservation Code and the new National Green Standard (ICC 700-2008). ASHRAE: For information on ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and the new Standard 189.1 USGBC: For information on LEED programs and available research on sustainability issues.
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