Note: This pilot credit was closed for new registrations as of March 1, 2012.
Most residential HVAC systems are not performing properly, many as a direct result of improper design or startup. This can impact the durability of the equipment, as well as decrease the efficiency by up to 30% or more.
This pilot credit is based off the existing LEED interpretation for Commercial Interiors. It is designed to explain the importance of ergonomics for worker health and productivity.
The credit was originally included in the Integrated Process credit category. It is intended to incentivize project teams to thoroughly analyze the project site conditions prior to beginning design. This allows project teams to understand the site conditions, realize potential sustainability opportunities and cost savings, and make informed design decisions.
Wood athletic floors, while unparalleled for all types of play, are typically finished with solvent-based polyurethane coatings that emit high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOC). They need to be finished when installed and then refinished about every ten years.
BuildingGreen is pleased to announce the launch of the 2030 Challenge for Products Information Hub. Launched by Architecture 2030 in February 2011, the 2030 Challenge for Products is a call to action to reduce not only the operational energy of buildings but also the embodied energy of the products that go into them.
We grumbled when GBCI overhauled the LEED AP program, introducing specialities, fees, and difficult-to-navigate credential maintenance. Is this the silver lining?
A lot can change in two hours. At 8 a.m. Sunday, I walked the length of our half-mile driveway here in southern Vermont, checking the culverts and water bars, all fortified and cleared the day before. All good. The brook next to our driveway was raging, but staying within its banks. The Green River was doing the same across the town road.
I have been having a lot of fun feeding worms my garbage. We have something you could either call a "worm bin" or a "home vermicomposting system," and we throw our food scraps, banana peels, melon rinds, moldy bread--you name it--into that. There are a couple pounds of worms in the bin, and they gratefully accept the waste, eat it, and turn it into worm castings, which is basically organic matter that is broken down in such a way that it's very good for our garden.
We are already adding blankets to our beds here in Vermont, and it's still dark when my husband and I get up for our early-morning run. Looks like time to wean the kids off their late-to-bed/late-to-rise schedule and remember the meaning of the phrase "school night."
