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01 May '12, 11pm

Burning questions Berning answers: The Value of Green: Value, as defined by Webster is “a fair return for som...

Value, as defined by Webster is “a fair return for something exchanged.” What did you gain with your project’s investment in “sustainability strategies?” Those Michael J. Berning, PE, CEM, LEED AP BD+C strategies, when taken individually, may have increased your project’s first cost. How did they affect the overall budget? Is there an ongoing value in what your project returns back to you every year of operation? As the green building market enters its next phase (i.e., LEED 2012), plenty of data exists to assess its “fair return.” Energy- and people-efficient buildings have resulted from pursuing LEED certification. Updates to the LEED rating systems continue to raise energy efficiency minimums, typically exceeding currently adopted local building energy code requirements. This has provided considerable savings to the owner’s energy cost budgets. This has been measurable,...

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