LEED v4.1 O+M Beta Guide
This guide provides an overview of the LEED v4.1 O+M beta rating system, including prerequisite and credit requirements, changes from LEED v4, and performance score calculations.
Integrated Pest Management Plan template
This USGBC-provided template meets the credit requirements and can be modified by teams as necessary to reflect exterior pest management practices.
Inviting MEP to the Embodied Carbon Party
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MEP systems contribute to both the initial construction and lifetime embodied carbon footprint of an example office building. This MEP footprint begins at construction and grows over time is due to operations, refrigerant leakage, and replacement.
The Sustainable MEP Leaders group, organized by BuildingGreen, is a group of motivated individuals, representing many of the leading engineering firms in North America, including most of the signatories on this letter. Our teams include tens of thousands of MEP engineers practicing in the US market.
Schematic Design Energy & Water Performance Report
This document details results of in-depth energy and water investigations that were conducted using an integrative process.
Celebrating 30 Years of Publication
by the BuildingGreen editors
It has been quite a wild ride! As The BuildingGreen Report (formerly Environmental Building News) celebrates its 30th year of publication, we decided to track the growth—and explosion—of the green building movement. We start in 1990 with the founding of AIA’s Committee on the Environment.
Our Editors’ Picks
To celebrate Volume 30 of BuildingGreen's publication this blog features a few of our editors’ favorite pieces.