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Building Commissioning, Completion and Ongoing Operation
- Friday, 11 September 2009
It is one thing to design green buildings but do we actually obtain the predicted performance and benefits of the "green design" in practice?
A 1994 US study of 60 commercial buildings found that:
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Sustainable60 Series
- Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Fairfax Media Business Group and PricewaterhouseCoopers have launched the Sustainable 60, an exciting series designed to share and reward excellence in sustainable business practice in New Zealand.
This series will assist organisations in understanding what sustainability means in business and how it affects the bottom line. Fairfax Media and PricewaterhouseCoopers believe robust, resilient and future-focused companies are essential for New Zealand’s economy, especially in today’s tough market.
Who Pays For Green?
- Sunday, 26 April 2009
Driven by a convergence of public sentiment, legislative pressure and technological advances, the issue of sustainability is becoming ever more prominent in society. Because of the contribution of buildings to carbon emissions, the real estate sector is in the forefront of this shift, with much of the focus on operational energy efficiency and sustainable development: the so-called "green building".