Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) provides infrastructure decision-makers with information on what to build, how to design, build, and finance a project and how to prioritize when funds are scarce. What more could we ask from this over 100-year old tool? As we rush headlong...
Both Trump and Trudeau are enamoured with getting the private sector involved in public infrastructure projects. But analyzing value for money before deciding what to build, why to build it, how to build it and where to put it, they are putting the cart before the...
Should you get an extra LEED point? The way to frame the question is of course, is it worth the effort, will you or others benefit from the incremental work? To use economics jargon - what’s the marginal value of LEED? In our research, we have turned up an interesting...
Acronyms. CAD you may have heard of. Computer Aided Design (CAD) is the use of computer technology for design and design documentation. CAD software is used by engineers, architects and designers and it replaces manual drafting with an automated process. But Computer...
Autocase for Green Infrastructure can be used for determining the value of green infrastructure. It can be used in many ways - city or watershed analysis; large area or parks valuation; street design; site optimization; and, individual green infrastructure feature...
The Globe and Mail reported (“Liberals prepare to pitch infrastructure bank to investors”, Nov. 4, 2016) that to sell the concept of Canada’s newly minted Infrastructure Bank “Finance Minister Bill Morneau said he and several other cabinet ministers are preparing...
Autocase for Sustainable Buildings launched at Greenbuild last week. "Can a green building make your company smarter? That's what new research suggests, underscoring the ROI for green certifications — not just for optimizing the usual factors such as energy and water...
I agree that using a triple bottom line assessment for infrastructure makes sense because when it comes to infrastructure we are ignoring three basic facts. The first is that we build infrastructure for the public benefits that it brings. Second, the benefits of...
From October 4-11th with every purchase of an annual Autocase license, our expert team of economists will provide the free consulting required for one of your projects to earn the new LEED pilot credit "Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis." This limited...
As we mentioned in our last post, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has approved a new Pilot Credit - Informing Design Using Triple Bottom Line Analysis - for projects seeking certification under the LEED Green Building Rating System™. A distinctive feature of...
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