Essays about: "US Green Building Council"

Found 4 essays containing the words US Green Building Council.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. Energy Performance Certification and Green Building : A comparison between the environmental effect and the discharge of carbon dioxide

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Reta Oraha Wardi; [2009]
    Keywords : Energy performance certification; Energy performance of buildings; Green Buildings; Energy efficiency; carbon dioxide; EPC; GB; LEED; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design; The US Green Building Council; Energideklaration; Byggnaders energiprestanda; Energiprestanda certification; Green Building; koldioxid; EPC; GB;

    Abstract : The major climatic problem has been worsening extremely rapidly over the last decades and if no measures are taken soon, we will experience severe consequences over the years to come. It is therefore imperative to take instant actions to slow down the climatic changes that are also causing crucial health problems in different parts of the planet. READ MORE

  5. 4. Issues Around Bioprospecting, Traditional Knowledge and Access and Benefit Sharing in international and national legislation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Susanne Lindeskog; [2006]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Immaterialrätt; Komparativ rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Biodiversity was during the 1990s perceived as 'green gold'. With the emergence of the biotechnology industry, biodiversity prospecting, or bioprospecting, was perceived to provide opportunities to gain benefits for several purposes. READ MORE