Archive »Case Studies Using Metrics Technologies
Saint Martin’s University Cebula Hall: Lacey, Wash.
What does it take to inspire students to pursue careers that tackle some of the toughest engineering challenges of the 21st century?
Ada County Courthouse and Administration Building: Boise, ID
Even a new building that is designed for efficiency and sustainability can improve its performance through constant monitoring, adjustments, maintenance and annual evaluation of systems.
Alliance Center: Denver, CO
The project provides examples of ongoing, cost-effective and relatively simple measures to reduce building energy consumption and reduce environmental impact.
Indiana Tech Wilfred Uytengsu Senior Center: Fort Wayne, IN
The renovation of this pre-Civil War era building demonstrates the potential for significant energy savings when historical structures are made “super efficient.”
Dr. David Suzuki Public School: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Usually school district budgets limit the extent of energy-efficient and renewable energy technologies that can be included in high performing schools.
The Solaire: New York, NY
For the 700 residents of the Solaire, New York high-rise living is providing a green culture that has set new standards with New York building agencies.
Sustainable Urban Science Center: Philadelphia, PA
The Sustainable Urban Science Center, a classroom/lab building that is part of a Quaker school in Philadelphia, is designed with the goal of capturing students' interest ...
OHSU Center for Health & Healing: Portland, OR
Oregon Health & Science University Center for Health & Healing is one of only 50 buildings in the country to have been awarded U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED® Platinum certification ...
David Brower Center: Berkeley, CA
The David Brower Center is home to organizations working for environmental and social justice. Therefore, the building's footprint has been designed to be ...
Avenue of the Americas: New York, NY
As originally built, the penthouse of a historic New York City building was an elegant dining room for an upscale department store.
Archive »Topics & Opinions
Documenting Performance
Conceptually, the statement “getting energy performance data should be easy” is true. Virtually every building has electric, gas and other fuel revenue meters coming into the building, and summing whole building energy use for a year should not be rocket science.
Where’s the Carbon Footprint?
While counting energy (e.g., kWhs, therms) consumed on site may tell us how efficiently a building is running, it doesn’t tell us anything about the atmospheric carbon emissions that result from its operation.
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