A two-part video case study highlights the building materials and craftsmanship of the Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB) at The University of Arizona College.
Buildings continue to be the largest consumers of energy, by sector, in the U.S. The USGBC is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to address this.
A three-ring binder dated April 1999 and filled with about 200 photocopied pages was the reference guide for LEED v1.0—the pilot version of LEED sent to USGBC members from its headquarters, which was then located in San Francisco.
Since its inception, the LEED Green Building Rating System has been based on one overriding goal: To reduce negative environmental and human health impacts of the built environment by promoting innovation and transforming the marketplace.
At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, an Army and Air Force base located about one hour south of Seattle, there is a 35,000-square-foot maintenance facility with training and administration areas that deserves some notice.
I’m all in favor of green bashing when justified and there is no shortage of things to bash when it comes to ridiculous “green” building claims. But unjustified, unsubstantiated green bashing is something I have little tolerance for.