Tracking the building for LEED Certification, the architect factored the environmental performance of glass into the energy budget calculations to optimize energy performance credits
Historically, LEED has prompted teams to purchase “green power” via qualified renewable energy credits to account for a certain proportion of the project’s anticipated electricity usage.
At the annual Greenbuild conference, the U.S. Green Building Council launched Insight, a new data-driven tool that highlights building project design features that can lead to better performance.