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Sustainable Sites
Choosing a building's site and managing that site during construction are important to ensure a project's sustainability. Environmentally responsibl... -
Building Operations and Maintenance Services
Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustai... -
Buildings and Health
The challenge for building design and operations is to identify and eliminate health risks while also providing positive physical, emotional, and...
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Sense of Place
What makes a workplace special? What fosters a sense of attachment, engagement and identity? These are the kinds of questions that underlie the ...
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Flexible Workplace Design
Today’s workplaces are often in flux. Organizations change direction or develop new services. People move to new sp...
Green Products
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Biodiesel Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: E85 Ethanol Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Electric Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Hybrid Electric Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Low Greenhouse Gas Emitting Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Liquified Petroleum Gas Vehicles
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Alternative Fuel Vehicles: Natural Gas Vehicles
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Alternative Transportation
Alternative transportation allows people to travel without the need for a single-occupancy vehicle. Examples of alternative transportation methods include human-powered conveyances (e.g. biking, walking), public transit, ridesharing options (e.g. vanpooling, carpooling), and telework. Having an office near alternative transportation options (like buses, light rail and subway) and facilitating access to such hubs through shuttle services makes it easier for occupants to use alternatives, thereby minimizing the pollution and land development impacts of vehicle use.
Whole Building Systems
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Water - Behavior Change
An educational campaign stressing the importance and best practices of water conservation can quickly pay for itself. Employees should be encouraged...
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Planted Roof - Roof Duarability
Reduced temperature fluctuations reduce thermal stress. Benefits of a planted roof are realized through the extended life of the roof membrane...
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Water - Single Pass Cooling Equipment
Single-pass (or once-through) cooling equipment uses water for only one cycle before subsequently discharging it. Examples of this equipment include...
Materials
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Alternative Bio-based Composite
Bio-composites, or biodegradable composites, are the next generation of sustainable building materials. Plant fibers such as sunflower hulls, or whe...