Buildings, which consume and discard resources and energy in enormous quantities, are one of architectural category which we must act urgently to develop and promote techniques and policies able to assist the drive towards sustainability.
The Green Building Council of Indonesia is currently drafting a green building rating system – called GREENSHIP – to determine a building’s eligibility for “green building” certification. GREENSHIP Indonesia is unique, as assessment tools in a given country must accommodate local circumstances.
The BEAM Society is the non-profit organisation that owns and operates, on a self-financing basis, the Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM).
The China Green Building Network was launched in March 2008 as a public-private partnership to administer the country’s new indigenous green building labeling system.
The Green Globes assessment and rating system represents more than eleven years of research and refinement by a wide range of prominent international organizations and experts.
Established in 2003, Built Green Canada is a third party certification program for homes that are environmentally responsible. The BUILT GREEN® name adds value to your home by promoting the use of practices and products that represents resource-efficient and environmentally friendly construction.
The Canadian rating systems are an adaptation of the US Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System, tailored specifically for Canadian climates, construction practices and regulations. The rating systems are adapted to the Canadian market through an inclusive process that engages stakeholders and experts representing the various sectors of the Canadian industry.
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) is the leader in energy performance rating and certification programs for fenestration products. NFRC administers the only uniform, independent rating and labeling system for the energy performance of windows, doors, skylights, and attachment products. Its goal is to provide fair, accurate, and reliable energy performance ratings so that:
APEC Open Educational Resources (OER) repository offers an exciting opportunity to transform the learning environment and give educational institutions in APEC economies a competitive advantage in the knowledge market place.
From March 2006 through mid-2010, AC Transit operated three fuel cell buses, logging over 270,000 miles and carrying over 700,000 passengers, all while achieving significantly greater overall energy efficiency than diesel buses.
