PORTLAND, Ore. — Earth Advantage Institute (EAI), has recently announced a new green building certification for smaller commercial properties.
The Earth Advantage Commercial (EAC) green building certification program will offer three levels, same as LEED — Platinum, Gold and Silver. The standards will help smaller commercial properties get a green building certification that represents the approach and results of these properties.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Earth Advantage Institute (EAI) recently launched a new version of its commercial green building certification program, Earth Advantage Commercial (EAC). The new program will offer certification for commercial buildings smaller than 100,000 square feet, which accounts for 95 percent of all commercial structures. EAI is a nonprofit organization that offers educational resources such as certification programs and professional training in the green building sector. It also runs several certification programs for sustainable homes, communities and commercial offices.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently celebrated a major renovation project on the state’s Capital Mall, making major upgrades to a 61-year-old structure that will increase the workplace experience for employees and lead to major long-term cost savings due to new energy-efficient strategies.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — The New Buildings Institute recently announced the official release of its new LEED automation tool, called the COMNET Energy Modeling Portal.
The institute is a non-profit organization with the stated goal of making it easier for builders to create green structures, with the hope of eventually building net-zero energy structures — which would consist of a building receiving all of its energy needs from renewable sources.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Martha Jefferson Hospital proved that green can be beautiful when it was named America’s Most Beautiful Hospital of 2012 by Soliant Health, a health care staffing firm, which began holding a vote on the topic four years ago.
NEW YORK — Since its launch in 2000, the LEED building certification system has become a unanimously recognized scale on both the national and international level, for honoring projects that focus on efficiency and green aspects of design and construction.
WASHINGTON — The green building revolution might not get a lot of air time, due to the relatively blasé headlines it tends to create, but change is still occurring, even if its mostly taking place in the background of public perception.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Major League Baseball fans are seeing green at Kauffman Stadium; the Royals have added solar panels for the 2012 season.
Professionals in the green building industry understand the importance of addressing the varied energy needs of clients during the life of a structure.
