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

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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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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. The 2016 Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings. GSA researched the U.S. BREEAM In-Use USA, version 2016.

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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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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. What Is Sustainable Architecture? Types of Building. Below which is describe shortly-.