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Energy-efficiency measures paying off for commercial building owners, says BOMA study

BD+C

According to a study of data from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International’s Experience Exchange Report (EER) by Kingsley Associates, the commercial real estate industry’s ongoing focus on energy efficiency has resulted in a downward trend in total operating expenses. Body Image: read more.

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What you missed last week: Architecture billings up again; record year for hotel renovations; nation's most expensive real estate markets

BD+C

BD+C ''s roundup of the top construction market news for the week of August 18 includes the latest architecture billings index from AIA and a BOMA study on the nation''s most and least expensive commercial real estate markets.

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BOMA’s 360 Performance Program approaches 600 building designees

BD+C

The Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International conferred the BOMA 360 Performance Program® designation upon 44 properties in major commercial real estate markets across the U.S. With this latest class of designees, BOMA 360 now includes nearly 600 buildings across 57 markets nationwide.

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DOE Releases Green Lease Website, and More Musings on the Split Incentive "Problem"

Green Building Law Blog

The Department of Energy and several interesting partners (both BOMA and NRDC, for example) have launched a website consolidating green lease resources. Much is made of green leases, and the "split incentive problem" that is seen as a barrier to green building, and which green leases are designed to address.

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GSA Reviews more than 100 Green Building Systems and Selects 5

Green Building Law Update

The screening next identified 6 systems that likely met the government’s requirements for its own building (one system, Earth Advantage, declined to participate): BOMA BEST Sustainable Buildings, version 3.0. GSA researched the U.S. market and identified more than 100 whole building certification systems. BREEAM In-Use USA, version 2016.

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Join Autodesk at The Buildings Show: A Construction Trade Show

Autodesk Construction Cloud

From the event’s website, “Design, architecture, construction, renovation and property management professionals, experts and suppliers have come together at The Buildings Show, consisting of Construct Canada, PM Expo, HomeBuilder & Renovator Expo and World of Concrete Toronto Pavilion, for over 30 years.

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What Is Building | Types of Building

CivilJungle

In construction, there are many types of buildings and the individual buildings have individual designs and beauty. Also Read, 10 Principles of Architecture | What Is Architecture | Why Need Design Principles in Architecture. Many civil engineers work in design, construction, research, and education. Types of Building.