A Guide to the LEED v4 Energy Update

A Guide to the LEED v4 Energy Update

The upcoming LEED v4 Energy update, recently unveiled by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is on the horizon. Set to be implemented on March 1, 2024, this update brings forth significant changes aimed at elevating energy efficiency and reducing…

Olga Pleskatsevich6 February 2024

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Cx is the Rx: The Importance of Commissioning Your Project.

I’m closing out the year by discussing a subject that I think needs to hit the mainstream already! Commissioning (Cx) – it’s too often overlooked. I could write pages and pages on this stuff so definitely look for future posts…

Alessandro1 January 2017

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Why the Proposed LEED for Existing Multifamily Buildings Makes Sense

In the past, the challenge was to maximize the tiny cramped space of condo units making it modernly and elegantly minimal yet fully livable. That’s all been done. The new challenge is to make them sustainable every square feet that…

neoli7 September 2015

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LEED Earth Campaign: Spreading Green Building Everywhere

New entrants to the LEED market are always welcome. Green building isn't a luxury just for rich nations; it's for everyone who cares about the environment. Year in and year out, we keep seeing the same countries—the United States,…

neoli13 August 2015

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Towards Healthy Buildings: WELL Building Standard and LEED

Fast fact: Many of us spend long hours indoors. Sadly if it’s a particularly ill-built building, we could be breathing badly recirculated air, depriving ourselves of healthy natural daylight, exposing ourselves to whatever toxic chemicals that are off-gassing from the…

neoli19 April 2015

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Happy and Green: Green Building and Employee Productivity

The equation is simple: green buildings make for happy, healthy, and consequently, productive workers. At least that’s the hope. When LEED v4 came out, it brought a more reinforced MR (Material + Resources) credit to the scene. Its potent message…

neoli25 February 2015

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Product Disclosure and the Quest for Transparency

The exact number of McDonald’s French fries recently made the news, because apparently it’s more or less 19. Whatever the true figure, it’s still a lot to use for what is essentially just fried potatoes. Then it occurred to us…

neoli26 January 2015

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Green Data Centers in LEED v4

This week the Grainger Lake Forest Data Center in Illinois achieved Gold certification in LEED v4 BD+C (Building Design + Construction). It’s the first ever facility to do so, particularly under the new Data Center sector of LEED v4 launched…

neoli11 September 2014

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On Material Transparency in LEED v4

When LEED v4 became official last year, it finally ushered a new era of transparency for the green building community. It was about time—LEED was two decades old, and along with that maturity comes a more aggressive stance on…

neoli16 January 2014

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