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LEED Certification of Campus Buildings: A Cost-Benefit Approach
- Seton Hall University (NJ)
No comprehensive study has been done within the higher education sector to see if Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification makes sense economically. This study helps fill the ...
- Posted March 20, 2017
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The business case for high performance green buildings: Sustainability and its financial impact
- Johnson Controls, Inc (WI)
This paper endeavours to present building owners, managers, architects and design/builders with a compelling business case for considering a green building for their new construction projects. A green building ...
- Posted March 20, 2017
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Environmental perceptions and health before and after relocation to a green building
- Harvard University (MA)
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University (NY)
- Syracuse University (NY)
Green buildings are designed to have low environmental impacts and improved occupant health and well-being. Improvements to the built environment including ventilation, lighting, and materials have resulted in improved indoor ...
- Posted March 20, 2017
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Do Green Buildings Outperform Conventional Buildings? Indoor Environment and Energy Performance in North American Offices
A comprehensive post-occupancy investigation of the performance of ìgreenî and ìconventionalî office buildings has been completed. The study included occupant surveys and physical building and energy use data collected from ...
- Posted March 20, 2017
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Effects of Green Buildings on Employee Health and Productivity
- Michigan State University (MI)
We investigated the effects of improved indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on perceived health and productivity in occupants who moved from conventional to green (according to Leadership in Energy and Environmental ...
- Posted March 20, 2017
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The State of Sustainability in Higher Education 2016: The Life Cycle of Higher Education Facilities
- University of New Hampshire (NH)
- Gordian (SC)
Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have embraced numerous programs to minimize their environmental impact.
What were the “wins” for sustainability in higher education in 2016?
The annual ...
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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The Use of LEED® Building Standards In the College and University Marketplace
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
Leonardo Academy released a survey report about the use of the LEED® green building rating system among colleges and universities in the United States.
The data gathered from survey responses ...
- Posted Feb. 13, 2017
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LEED Green Associate Training V4
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
LEED Green Associate Training covers information needed for preparation for the GBCI LEED Green Associate exam. Presented by Leonardo Academy staff: Michael Arny, President of Leonardo Academy who was the ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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LEED Lab Live; Curricula in O+M Application
- Colorado State University, Pueblo (CO)
- The Catholic University of America (DC)
- University of California, Merced (CA)
- American University in Cairo (Cairo)
A Market Need, A Curricular Solution: For the past few years, a laboratory course called LEED Lab, created at The Catholic University of America in partnership with USGBC, designed to ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Sustainable Buildings: Utilizing BOMA BEST (Green Globes EB in Canada) to Enhance the Sustainable Operations of Your Campus
- University of Alberta (AB)
As part of The University of Alberta´s institutional Sustainability Plan we build all our new buildings to LEED or Green Globes standards. But as we operate and manage ± 200 ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Exploring LEED-EB: O+M for A Smarter, Healthier and More Efficient Campus: Lessons Learned at Portland State University
- Portland State University (OR)
- Green Building Services (OR)
Portland State University is working on multiple fronts to institutionalize sustainable operations and support the campus goal of carbon neutrality by 2040. In 2015, PSU became a founding signatory of ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Beyond LEED - are sustainability codes ready for primetime?
- University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
- Hord Coplan Macht (MD)
Since the advent of LEED, there have been a plethora of green rating systems and now codes that have been written to quantify sustainable building practices. How are states and ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Together we are Building Sustainability' - An Outreach Framework for LEED EB Projects
- University of Virginia (VA)
Though most college and university sustainability offices are charged with both improving operational efficiency AND increasing sustainability literacy and engagement, we often overlook opportunities to serve these missions concurrently in ...
- Posted Nov. 18, 2016
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Hands-On LEED: Guiding College Student Engagement
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
As college and university leaders from across the United States work to green their campuses, students can and should play a critical role. Hands-On LEED: Guiding College Student Engagement explains ...
- Posted Sept. 26, 2016
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UVic Administrative Services Building LEED Gold
- University of Victoria (BC)
University of Victoria's Administrative Services Building LEED Gold
- Posted Sept. 14, 2016
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Pomona College: Sustainable by Design and Practice
- Pomona College (CA)
The Millikan building at Pomona College achieved LEED Platinum certification and is the first U.S. higher education building to feature the LEED Dynamic Plaque™. Situated on the wall in ...
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Green Buildings at CSU, Sacramento
- California State University, Sacramento (CA)
Students walking in front of the campus Academic Information Resource building.
The American River Courtyard Student Housing building at Sacramento State is a LEED Gold certified building, featuring an automatic ...
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Beyond LEED: Living Buildings Earth Week Lecture 2014
- State University of New York Polytechnic Institute (NY)
- Posted Sept. 12, 2016
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Professional Certificate in Sustainability for Existing Buildings
- George Mason University (VA)
The non-credit Professional Certificate in Sustainability for Existing Buildings focuses on the importance of sustainability in the operation of existing buildings. This program is specifically focused on the principles of ...
- Posted Aug. 22, 2016
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Energy Performance of Campus LEED Buildings: Implications for Green Building and Energy Policy
- The Ohio State University (OH)
Many university campuses in the United States are working toward their sustainable goals by adopting energy or green building policies, which require Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification ...
- Posted July 21, 2016
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Evaluating Institutional Green Building Policies: A Mixed-Methods Approach
- McMaster University (ON)
Sustainable or green building practices have been adopted recently by many higher education institutions for their new campus buildings and major renovations. To date, no formal study has been conducted ...
- Posted July 21, 2016
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Ohio University's Professional Development Program for the Advancement of Sustainability
- Ohio University (OH)
Ohio University's Office of Sustainability designed a Professional Development Program to advance the university's sustainability profile, particularly with its built environment. On a monthly basis staff from Architecture ...
- Posted June 10, 2016
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Building Sustainability: A holistic application of sustainable practices in UVA buildings
- University of Virginia (VA)
Building Sustainability is a comprehensive model to building optimization that utilizes various programs based on the needs of each building. Utilizing the strengths of the Office for Sustainability’s retro-commissioning ...
- Posted June 2, 2016
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LEED Certification of Campus Buildings - A Cost-Benefit Approach
This is the first comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) buildings certified within the higher education sector. 16 institutions of higher education (IHEs) were surveyed ...
- Posted April 14, 2016
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Implementing the LEED Lab Program on Your Campus: Exploring Different Contexts
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
This session will address planning, implementing, and executing a LEED Lab program on campus while engaging as many stakeholders as possible. LEED Lab is a multidisciplinary immersion course utilizing the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Using LEED-EBOM 4 for Smeal Business Building and LEED Campus to Launch LEED for the Pennsylvania State University Park Campus
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
This presentation addresses how a campus can use the implementation of LEED-EBOM version 4 for one building and LEED Campus to launch LEED campus wide. The project shows how undergraduate ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Better Business Building' - Penn State and Leonardo Academy Connect Students, Faculty, and Facilities through LEED for Existing Buildings and LEED Campus
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
- Leonardo Academy (WI)
Learn how students, faculty, and facility management staff worked together to transform the sustainability of the Smeal Business Building at Penn State through LEED-EBOM. The project served as a model ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Lessons from Germany to the US 4: Building Standards
- Grinnell College (IA)
What is a 'green' building exactly, and why is it important to build in this way? Colleges and universities possess limited funds, and must consider many issues and interest groups ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Knight Law Center: A Case for LEED EBOM on Campus
- University of Oregon (OR)
In 2011, the University of Oregon began the process of certifying an existing facility using LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance (EBOM). Many campuses across the United States have ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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LCC’s Downtown Campus: Adventures in Housing, Collaboration and LEED
- Lane Community College (OR)
Profile: The Lane Community College Downtown Campus in Eugene, Oregon is a landmark project for education, business and the community. The innovative design and features of the campus allow Lane ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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What Do the New Energy Codes and LEED V4 Mean for Campus Planning?
- University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO)
The 2012 International Building Codes (IBC) and LEED v4 are upping the ante for new construction campus projects. In Colorado, state building projects, including University of Colorado buildings, are designed ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Loyola’s Institute of Environmental Sustainability
- Loyola University Chicago (IL)
Opened in September 2013, the Institute of Environmental Sustainability is a high-performing facility housing a 400 bed residence hall, academic offices for 80 staff and faculty and 10 collaborative research ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Sustainability at Scale: LEED EBOM and The Next Big Step Toward the Sustainable Campus
- California State University, Channel Islands (CA)
- University of California, Office of the President (CA)
- Brightworks Sustainability (OR)
To emphasize the high importance but low attention paid to existing facilities in environmental stewardship, in 2012 the U. S. Green Building council published an article calling existing buildings “the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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It doesn’t have to be LEED to be green
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
In the summer of 2013 the University of Minnesota completed construction on the 17th Avenue Residence Hall. The facility was built to meet the State of Minnesota’s sustainable building ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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LEED vs. Green Globes: An engaged scholarship approach to advancing campus green building policy
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
This study examines the value of student engagement in the advancement of green building policies by colleges and universities. The integration of sustainability practices into the design and construction of ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Experiential Learning Lab: LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance
- Indiana University Bloomington (IN)
- Heapy Engineering (OH)
- Purdue University (IN)
In order to achieve the short-term goal of piloting a LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance (LEED-EB:O+M) project on campus, an office of sustainability initiated such a ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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LEED Laboratory: Training Students to Sustainably Transform the Built Environment
- The Catholic University of America (DC)
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
In 2012 the Catholic University of America, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) entered into a formal collaboration to create a pilot studio ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Building Blocks of Integrated Design: Goal-Setting Charettes Using the Nominal Group Technique
- Harvard University (MA)
This session uses a flash charette format to provide attendees with a hands-on opportunity to learn specific strategies to engage diverse stakeholders in an integrated process to set robust sustainability ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Green Building LEEDers in Higher Education: A Review of the Current Use of the LEED Rating System in the Green Building Policies of U.S. Universities
- U.S. Green Building Council (DC)
This study serves as an update to the report entitled "The Role of the LEED Green Building Rating System in Higher Education: Recent Trends and Status," published in Fall 2010 ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Interpreting Sustainability Initiatives: The "Greened" Aiken Center at the University of Vermont
- University of Vermont (VT)
The George D. Aiken Center, at the University of Vermont, houses the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. The Aiken Center reopened for the 2012 spring semester after undergoing ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Costs and Performance of LEED Platinum Buildings
- California Institute of Technology (CA)
- Davis Langdon, An AECOM Company (CA)
Most owners or facility managers would entertain the idea of achieving LEED platinum certification for their next project. There are two basic questions they have when asked to incorporate a ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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A Large Stride With a Small Footprint: Reaching beyond LEED
- Williams College (MA)
- Integrated Eco Strategy
Williams College is in the process of designing a new environmental center to house a classroom, meeting rooms, community gathering space, faculty and sustainability staff offices, and gardens in the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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LEED Education Credit; Bridging the Gap between Design and Performance
- Lewis & Clark College (OR)
In Fall 2011 Lewis & Clark began building a new residence hall that would continue its commitment to green living. The project's goal is to ultimately increase student awareness ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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USGBC's Roadmap to a Green Campus: Lessons Learned on the Path to Campus Sustainability
- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (MA)
Colleges and universities are making great strides on the journey to a sustainable future. In response to the growing momentum, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The LEED Payback
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (PA)
Designing new laboratory space to meet the demands of the 21st century can be a daunting planning and programming challenge due to unique and somewhat rigid technical standards. When the ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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The LEED Payback: How Research Laboratories at Yale, Smith and Dartmouth Achieved Substantial Cost Savings
- Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (PA)
Designing new laboratory space to meet the demands of the 21st century can be a daunting planning and programming challenge due to their particular and somewhat rigid technical standards. When ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Multi-phased Evaluation of Occupant Perception of Sustainable Buildings as Measured by LEED®
- Bryant University (RI)
There is a need for the proliferation of sustainable buildings and for enhanced strategies to attract customers to such an initiative. This study presents the results of a multi-phased study ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Making Homes Smarter
- Duke University (NC)
Smart homes are energy efficient and have technology that is intuitive and easy to use. Smart Home should be sustainable and environmentally friendly. Smart homes should promote well being and ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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Institutionalizing Green Building: Lessons Learned from 80+ LEED Buildings
- Harvard University (MA)
In September 2009, Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.S. Green Building Council, said, "With the LEED certification of its 20th building, the most of any higher education ...
- Posted Feb. 26, 2016
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