Essays about: "Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 essays containing the words Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

1. 6. Voluntary building certification schemes in São Paulo: Strengthening the LEED certification process for existing buildings

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Henrique Andre Morgado Simoes; [2014]
   Keywords : High-performance buildings; certification; application process; LEED; São Paulo; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The building sector is one that can be accounted for numerous impacts on the environment, both by extremely high consumption of resources, and by emitting green house gases to the atmosphere on a large scale. Retrofitting existing buildings tackles energetic and emission related issues and one way to go about such projects is through the process of high-performance building certification, within which the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) scheme is establishing itself as the trend to follow. READ MORE

3. 7. Drivkrafter och barriärer för FSC-certifiering inom försörjningskedjan till miljöcertifierade byggnader

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Products

   Author : Anna Thorning; [2014]
   Keywords : spårbarhetscertifiering; konkurrensfördelar; försörjningskedjan; innovationsspridning;

   Abstract : Miljöcertifieringar av byggnader blir allt vanligare i Sverige. En av dessa är certifieringssystemet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) som administreras av Sweden Green Building Council. READ MORE

4. 8. Assessment of food retail business sustainability : the case of Konsum Värmland

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Addis Bekele; [2013]
   Keywords : Konsum Värmland; Food retailer; Sustianable business development; Sustainability Indicators; Triple Bottom line;

   Abstract : Public concern and the need of responsible way of doing business have brought forward the issue of sustainability at the forefront of discussion in the last decade. Even though, food retailers are playing an important role in the economy, they are exposed for criticism by media and consumers for any socially and environmentally irresponsible business practices because, the potential environmental and social impacts from their operations are significant. READ MORE

5. 9. LEED in Ontario - Canada Building industry actors’ perceptions on barriers to LEED and its use as a mandated policy tool

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : G. Lucas Playford; [2011]
   Keywords : LEED; Barriers; Ontario; Mandate; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : The construction and operation of buildings is resource and energy intensive. As a sector buildings are responsible for roughly a quarter of all greenhouse gasses globally and represent a key intervention point in the fight against climate change. READ MORE

6. 10. Deconstructing LEED

   University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Marco Maguina; [2010]
   Keywords : LEED; New Constructions version 2.2; building energy performance; LEED credit selection; LEED environmental benefits; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; US Green Building Council;

   Abstract : This paper presents an analysis of data supplied by the US Green Buildings Council on the credits achieved by 117 LEED-certified commercial and institutional buildings. The paper quantifies several relationships, among others it explores the correlation between building energy performance, water consumption and the overall amount of points the projects has achieved. READ MORE