Chapter 7 – Materials and Resources
Energy Auditing Basics Energy audits can mean different things to different individuals. The scope of an energy audit, the complexity of calculations, and the level of economic evaluation are all issues that may be handled differently by each individual auditor and should be defined prior to beginning any audit activities.
THE CASE FOR GREEN BUILDING OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE Green buildings are an integral part of the solution to the environmental challenges facing the planet.Today we use the equivalent of 1.5 Earths to meet the resource needs of everyday life and absorb the resulting wastes. This measure of our planet's carrying
"Sustain Edge©: Throughout most of human history, the interaction between our built environment and the natural world has predominantly focused on nature's impact on our structures. Traditionally, since buildings serve human needs, significant attention has been paid to how natural phenomena like earthquakes, wildfires, floods, weather events, wind, climate, and