BSD Updates Master Specifications, Supporting Multiple Green Initiatives
ATLANTA — Building Systems Design Inc. (BSD) has announced publication of revisions to 116 specification sections related to sustainable design for architects and engineers. BSD SpecLink-E, BSD’s automated specification production system, has supported the various LEED rating systems published by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for many years. BSD's latest sustainability updates support LEED v4 BD+C , USGBC's most recent green rating system, but they also support other green initiatives, such as the Green Globes project developed by the nonprofit Green Building Initiative. BSD accomplishes this support of multiple green systems by organizing all relevant design issues into five categories:
• Location: Requirements intrinsic to location, such as access to transit or use of a brownfield site