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Good IAQ benefits everyone
Managing indoor air quality (IAQ) systematically during construction is becoming more and more common as contractors gain more experience with LEED. It benefits the health of everyone who works on the site, not just the eventual occupants of the building.
Time to Tune Up Your Heating System
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When inspecting your heating system, recognize that some things you can do yourself, and others are best done by a professional.
Mechanical systems need to be tuned up periodically to keep them operating smoothly and efficiently. That's true with our cars, and it's true with our heating systems. If you haven't done so already, now is the time to get your heating system inspected, cleaned, and tuned.
Some of this annual maintenance can be done by homeowners, but most of it should be done by a heating system technician.
Here are some things you can do yourself:
Thinking ahead
This credit is geared toward projects that may have further development planned on the same site. It is meant to ensure that future development on your project site maintains the environmental considerations of the initial design.
Share resources, build community
Why build an Olympic-sized swimming pool at your school if there’s already one in the neighborhood that students can use? Got a parking lot or a playing field that the nearby church or Little League could use when school’s not in session?
The purpose of this credit is to build community by sharing school resources with non-school groups, and vice versa. In addition, sharing spaces and services among schools and other community entities can cut down on construction costs and operating expenses, while helping everyone get access to resources they need.
BuildingGreen on Campus
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Would you go to a liberal arts program that doesn't subscribe to JSTOR? No?
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