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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"USGBC"”.
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Leed Documentation Process: Implementation Barriers for School Projects
… is still in the process of development. The USGBC conducted research and introduced various LEED manuals for different building types. For each building type, in order to achieve environmental credits under LEED, evidence must be provided in terms of various documents. The process of …
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Green Neighborhood Standards from a Planning Perspective: A LEED for Neighborhood Deelopment (LEED-ND) Case Study
… by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC), the Congress for New Urbanism, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2007. The rating system is evaluated based on its application as a broad set of national standards meant to encourage green neighborhood development. The main …
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Forest Stewardship Council certification of public forests: five case studies
… site, as prescribed by US Green Build Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) standards. As there are no FSC certified forests in Colorado or neighboring states, sustainable builders cannot comply with some pertinent green building standards. Additionally, It is …
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The economics of investing in green buildings
… version 2.2 by U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for our analysis. V-2.2 consists of a set of credits distributed in categories. We identified credit's requirements and analyzed their impact on cost and environment. We supported our analysis by looking into cost and benefit studies …
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Green vs. sustainable: analyzing and expanding LEED (leadership in energy and environmental design)
… with the participants of these projects, USGBC members and people who were actively involved in the preparation and implementation of the GRI guidelines. By depicting the intertwined relationship among the building industry, labor markets, financial and legal forces, the findings of this …
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Investigation into the effects of project delivery methods on LEED targets
… buildings. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) created the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system to aid in the construction and evaluation of green buildings. The project delivery method, chosen by the owner, can affect the achievement of project targets …
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Re-defining the Architectural Design Process Through Building a Decision Support Framework for Design with Reused Building Materials and Components
… in the growth of green building practices. The USGBC identifies six categories in the Materials and Resources (MR) section of LEED. One of these six categories is Resource Reuse (RR). Interestingly enough, a recent study about the cost of green buildings indicated that RR was the category …
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Lights Out! The Effect Of Green Building Certification And Pro-Environmental Prompts On The Lighting Behaviors Of Dormitory Occupants
… that the United States Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System's (LEED) had on occupants' fossil fuel consumption, specifically related to artificial lighting usage measured in carbon footprints, in two student dormitories. The …
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Development of an Integrated Process, Modeling and Simulation Platform for Performance-Based Design of Low-Energy and High IEQ Buildings
… received the LEED Platinum Certification from USGBC.</p>