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Viewpoint - Existing Building Upgrade

SAB Magazine

Caring for, understanding and nurturing existing buildings is central to improving our industry and key to its health and growth into the future.

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The Effectiveness of BOMA BESt and LEED Canada EB:O&M in Greening Commercial Buildings

SAB Magazine

This has brought the importance of addressing the sustainability of existing buildings to the attention of many in the construction industry. It is becoming increasingly recognized that the majority of the building stock that will be in use in 20 or 30 years time is already built.

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GSA Reviews more than 100 Green Building Systems and Selects 5

Green Building Law Update

Section 436(h) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 requires the General Services Administration’s Office of Federal High-Performance Buildings to complete a review of high performance building certification systems every 5 years. market and identified more than 100 whole building certification systems.

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What Is Building | Types of Building

CivilJungle

Industrial Building. Industrial Building. The buildings, which are constructed to process or assemble materials or products, manufactured products are called industrial buildings. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is an ecology-oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the U.S.