Henry Gifford & USGBC’s Brendan Owens Consider Merits of LEED at NESEA Forum
The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (“NESEA”) held its annual Building Energy conference last week in Boston and sparks apparently flew during a panel discussion that featured Henry Gifford,...
View ArticleSeattle’s KING 5 Calls Washington Green School Claims “Oversold”
Washington State’s High-Performance Public Buildings Act requires LEED Silver certification or a design that complies with the state’s Sustainable School Design Protocol for schools larger than 5000...
View ArticleNAIOP Responds to Critics by Making Case for Incentives to Boost Efficiency...
I took great interest in a number of the documents that NAIOP released in the aftermath of its controversial energy efficiency study. The organization has compiled both an FAQ and fact sheet detailing...
View ArticleLessons on Predicting Building Performance from New Yankee Stadium
During the first homestand of the season at $1.6 billion New Yankee Stadium, baseballs flew out of the ballpark at an unprecedented rate; the 20 dingers that were clocked during last weekend’s series...
View ArticleDo Third Parties Have Standing to Initiate LEED 2009 Decertification...
The possibility that a LEED-certified project could be “decertified” by USGBC or GBCI in the event that any of the new LEED 2009 Minimum Program Requirements (“MPRs”) are not satisfied presents a...
View ArticleCase Study: A Practical Look at the Risks of Green Roofs
Recently, there have been a number of articles suggesting that the risks associated with green roofs have been overblown. Over the past few days, I’ve spent some time looking for more concrete examples...
View ArticleEnergy Performance in LEED Buildings: A History
“LEEDing from Behind: The Rise and Fall of Green Building” is a survey piece by Community Solutions executive director Pat Murphy that reviews the significant body of critical commentary on the energy...
View ArticleCan USGBC Improve the Performance of LEED Buildings by Collecting More Data?
Mireya Navarro’s recent piece in the New York Times about the energy performance of LEED buildings does not really shed much new light on a topic that many of us have been paying close attention to for...
View ArticleMassachusetts Green Buildings Used 40 Percent More Energy Than Predicted
Back in 2007, the Energy Engineering Program at the University of Massachusetts Lowell completed a study of the actual energy performance of 19 green buildings across the Bay State. The study was...
View ArticleCharlotte’s First Green Public Building Using Double the Energy Predicted by...
According to a recent energy study that was prompted by an inquiry from the Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina’s ImaginOn library building is using twice as much energy as predicted by the...
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At Greenbuild, USGBC to Ask About “Next Big Challenge” in Green Building Law
On Thursday, November 18, I will sit on a panel at USGBC’s 2010 Legal Forum at Greenbuild. “The Legal Challenges Posed by Green Building” will feature three, one-hour panels, two of which are titled...
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Pointing to Gifford v. USGBC, British Building Scientist Identifies Global...
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald suggests that Henry Gifford’s class action suit against USGBC has resonated not only domestically, but across global real estate markets as well. Consider...
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Geothermal Problems Could Shut Down Cooling System at Mission Critical Green...
A malfunctioning geothermal heating and cooling system at the Sussex County Emergency Operations Center in Georgetown, Delaware has officials scrambling for a temporary solution before the summer heat...
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BOMA Objects to Philadelphia City Council’s Green Score Ordinance for...
The Philadelphia City Council is on the verge of approving an ordinance that would require owners of commercial office buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to report their energy and water...
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