Engineering Green Buildings
LEED Evolution, Not Revolution
The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System continues to enjoy remarkable growth as the building industry seeks...
Establishing Energy Standards
Editor's note: Following is Part 3 in a three-part series. Parts 1 and 2 of this series made the case for dramatically reducing building energy use through...
Emphasizing Accountability
Editor's note: Following is Part 2 in a three-part series. Accountability is key for the success of any strategy aimed at a large-scale improvement in...
A Vision for Energy Performance
New approaches that better merge industry efforts and policy and are directed at resolving the technical and economic issues hindering large-scale improvements in the energy efficiency of buildings....
Green Health-Care Buildings
Editor's note: Following is the third in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
The Business Case for Green
Editor's note: Following is the second in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
Greening K-12 Schools
Editor's note: Following is the first in a series of excerpts from The Green Building Revolution, the latest book by Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP,...
The Green-Building Revolution
Editor's note: Jerry Yudelson, PE, MBA, LEED AP, will serve as a keynote speaker for HPAC Engineering's fifth annual Engineering Green Buildings Conference...
Marketing Green Buildings
Many engineers I have met think marketing is something left best to their firms' marketing professionals and that, somehow, marketing is beneath them....
Saving Energy Greens Bottom Line - Part 2
Editor's note: This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 was published in March. Drawing from its successful practices, the Environmental Protection...
Saving Energy Greens Bottom Line
Editor's Note: This is part 1 of a two-part series. There are many tends in today's marketplace causing a spotlight to shine on energy, such as tight...
Plan Early for LEED Commissioning
Part and parcel of winning a U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification is the auditing of submittal materials to ensure compliance with certification requirements. Unlike an IRS audit, this doesn’t have to be a heartache....
