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ACEC’S ENGINEERING INC. — Walking the Walk for Sustainability

Wednesday, December 20th, 2017
HDR - Washington, DC Office

In addition to providing solutions to meet client needs, member firms are creating their own facilities that demonstrate innovative sustainability.

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Infographic: Greening Buildings with LEED Certification

Tuesday, October 13th, 2015

LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program. From sustainable site development to indoor environmental quality—LEED focuses on building practices that support areas of human and environmental health. There are more then 68,000 LEED commercial projects in the United States and LEED certified buildings exist in more than 150 countries and territories and 6 continents.

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Green Building Economic Impact Study

Monday, September 21st, 2015
FIGURE 3.1: NATIONAL GREEN CONSTRUCTION SPENDING ($)

U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
The future for the green industry is projected to see positive growth for years to come, with its influence reaching across the U.S. economy with significant environmental and social benefits being generated to protect the people and the planet. Our findings show that green building construction growth currently outpaces general construction and will continue to do so through 2018.

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The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse

Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse

THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Until now, little has been known about the climate change reductions that might be offered by reusing and retrofitting existing buildings rather than demolish- ing and replacing them with new construction. This groundbreaking study concludes that building reuse almost always offers environmental savings over demolition and new construction. Moreover, it can take between 10 and 80 years for a new, energy-efficient building to overcome, through more efficient operations, the negative climate change impacts that were created during the construction process.

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Building Efficiency: Ten Trends to Watch in 2011 and Beyond

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
Commercial State Energy Code Status: October 2010

PIKE RESEARCH
During the last couple of years, the global economy has been dealing with the impacts of the Great Recession. The construction sector has been among the hardest hit areas in almost all regions. New construction, both residential and commercial, has been way below the levels seen earlier in the decade. However, one building-related field has continued to grow: retrofits tied to improving the efficiency of facilities.

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