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The Value of LEED© Certification for Medical Offices

Wolgast Corporation

Determining If the Cost Will Be Offset by the Benefits The breakdown of advantages vs. disadvantages for LEED © certifying your medical office is easy – it’s energy cost savings, environmental responsibility, plus marketing position (to name a few) vs. cost. The final benefit that I’ll discuss here is the use of natural light (1 point).

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Arc is Electrifying Green Building

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council and its sister organization, the Green Business Certification, Inc. New construction of green buildings cannot save the planet when less than 170,000 new commercial buildings were constructed in the U.S. The Arc platform is already casting a huge and growing green shadow over that existing building market.

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USGBC survey suggests employees are happier, healthier, and more productive in LEED green buildings

BD+C

Green Building Council (USGBC), employees who work in LEED-certified green buildings are happier, healthier, and more productive than employees in conventional and non-LEED buildings. According to a new recently released survey from the U.S.

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Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion

BD+C

Structural engineering solutions for office-to-residential conversion 0 qpurcell Thu, 09/28/2023 - 10:37 Office Buildings IMEG's Edwin Dean, Joe Gulden, and Doug Sweeney, share seven key focuses for structural engineers when planning office-to-residential conversions. faces a housing deficit of 3.8 million units.

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Green Building that Cleans the Air

Green Building Law Update

Today’s green building standards, rating systems and codes are stale, largely based in decades old science and do not go far enough to be efficacious for most business to invest in. Green building is a low risk geoengineering solution to many of the environmental issues of the day. think non-roof urban heat island effect).

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Report Links Green Office Buildings to Worker Health, Productivity

ENR Construction

Understanding the link between sustainable office buildings and employee wellness and productivity can improve a company’s bottom line, says a new World Green Building Council report. Buildings'

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Top 10 green building products for 2014

BD+C

Green Building Council’s Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 21. The winners were featured over a live BuildingGreen webcast and will be presented at the U.S. Body Image: read more.

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