The LEED framework for buildings has served as a platform for the expansion of green building practices for nearly a quarter century. Establishment of the certification system was intended to, among other things, define “green building”, recognize environmental...
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Upcoming LEED Webinar
Join us and speakers from Page and Ecovert to hear how design teams have used LEED's Informing Design credits to showcase additional value from their designs, such as occupant benefits, owner benefits, and social impacts. A live demonstration will follow, showcasing...
Autocase at Greenbuild with Newest Integration Partner, Arc Skoru
This Summer, we announced our integration with Arc Skoru, the digital building performance platform associated with Green Business Certification Inc., the implementer of LEED building certification. This partnership will allow green building professionals to gain...
How to reduce your carbon emissions portfolio-wide cost effectively
A 7-step guide for building portfolio owners on how to reduce carbon emissions in the most cost-effective way. Click here to download the full report. So you’ve set firm-wide carbon reduction goals? Great! But you or your company may be saying…’Now what?’. The...
What is Energy Demand?
While focusing on appliance efficiency and the transition to renewable power is important, energy demand is often left out of everyday conversations regarding the clean energy transitions. Energy demand, not to be confused with the demand for energy, can be a tricky...
LCA and LCCA – Are you sure you know the difference?
A guide for those who don’t know (and for those who think they know) the difference between LCA & LCCA. Who knew one “C” was so important? There are arguably too many acronyms in our industry. And we get so used to using the acronym that we often forget...
Social Costs and Implications of Pollutants
In an average year, each U.S. citizen is responsible for emitting 16 tons of carbon dioxide, ranking 13th worldwide for total emissions per capita. In aggregate terms, the United States emits 5,285 megatons of Carbon dioxide per year, ranking 2nd worldwide behind...
Autocase’s Latest Features – June 2021
We are excited to announce that we have released new features in Autocase! In this post you will find more details about the updates: Re-skin with updated UI Updated input and results structuring New navigation New energy baselines Early stage cost estimation through...
The Importance of Ventilation in School Buildings
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forward the importance of optimizing building design and the interior wallpaper design for occupant well-being and places emphasis on the interaction between indoor air quality (IAQ) and human health. The effects of poor IAQ can occur...
COVID-19 and the Built Environment
Click here to download the most up to date full report. Updated: October 2020 and most recently August 2021. Autocase recently released a white paper on how to prioritize building investments to help in reducing the spread of COVID-19. It is a summary of the building...
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