Informal Notes and related links about U.S. Green Building Standards...
‘Active House’ Makes U.S. Debut
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-news/active-house-makes-us-debut
Does the U.S. need another green-building standard?
Active House
one difference = There also are goals for the amount of daylight the buildings take advantage of, maximum and minimum indoor temperatures, and maximum permissible carbon dioxide levels.
National Green Building Standard (Previously: ASNI-ICC 700)
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.) for Homes is the residential green building program from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). While this program is primarily designed for and applicable to new home projects, major gut rehabs can qualify.
Passivhaus Institute or Passive House (Wikipedia)
A residential building construction standard requiring very low levels of air leakage, very high levels of insulation, and windows with a very low U-factor. Developed in the early 1990s by Bo Adamson and Wolfgang Feist, the standard is now promoted by the Passivhaus Institut in Darmstadt, Germany. To meet the standard, a home must have an infiltration rate no greater than 0.60 AC/H @ 50 pascals, a maximum annual heating energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (4,755 Btu per square foot), a maximum annual cooling energy use of 15 kWh per square meter (1.39 kWh per square foot), and maximum source energy use for all purposes of 120 kWh per square meter (11.1 kWh per square foot). The standard recommends, but does not require, a maximum design heating load of 10 W per square meter and windows with a maximum U-factor of 0.14. The Passivhaus standard was developed for buildings in central and northern Europe; efforts are underway to clarify the best techniques to achieve the standard for buildings in hot climates.
Energy Star
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Building America Builders Challenge
A U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) program to promote the construction of “better than Energy Star” homes. A home must have a maximum HERS rating of 70 to meet Builders Challenge requirements.
The Green Building Advisor Glossary
http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/glossary
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Michael Rybin~۩~
Architecture is a wonderful life ™
Copyright© 2013 Michael Rybin All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Wikipedia Architecture Lists to Remember
Friends:
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I was surfing the web and discovered a Wikipedia:
List of architecture prize
which led me to . . .
Timeline of architectural styles
Architecture lists
Architectural design
Architectural styles
Architecture
Architectural history
History of architecture
Design-related lists
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
You can vote for U.S. government to use LEED
"Want to have a say in whether the U.S. government continues to use LEED?
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is seeking public comments on a long-awaited recommendation regarding green building rating systems".
The comment period will be open through April 6, 2013.
For more information, visit www.gsa.gov/
My vote / comment: "Please continue to support government laws for all buildings to require the highest energy savings and sustainability standards and scales including: U.S. Green Building Council LEED, Passive House, PRiSM, HERS Index, COMNET, ASHRAE, and others".
For more information about LEED see
http://www.nrdc.org/buildinggreen/leed.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leadership_in_Energy_and_Environmental_Design
Also see U.S. Department of Energy's:
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Residential and Commercial Building Energy Audits
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Best Places to visit in New York City
We just got back from a wonderful week long field trip and architecture tour of New York City.
The High Line Park
Sometimes when you walk through a building or space you think, they could have done this or that to make it better. Not with the High Line! It is perfection.
Guggenheim - The Frank Lloyd Wright Building
From pictures on the Internet and in books, the building looks gigantic and almost too big. However, I had the completely opposite experience when visiting the Guggenheim in person. When walking down the street, from the moment I saw the exterior of the building, it was ideal companion to the neighborhood. The inside architecture design was an inspiration from heaven and perfect balance of space and function kindling a wonderful feeling of comfort.
Scotty's Diner
Absolutely "the best hamburger I have every tasted" one student said.
A crazy schedule jam packed run from one building tour to another, all day with 50 other students.
Here are my favorite places in NYC:
Sometimes when you walk through a building or space you think, they could have done this or that to make it better. Not with the High Line! It is perfection.
Guggenheim - The Frank Lloyd Wright Building
From pictures on the Internet and in books, the building looks gigantic and almost too big. However, I had the completely opposite experience when visiting the Guggenheim in person. When walking down the street, from the moment I saw the exterior of the building, it was ideal companion to the neighborhood. The inside architecture design was an inspiration from heaven and perfect balance of space and function kindling a wonderful feeling of comfort.
Scotty's Diner
Absolutely "the best hamburger I have every tasted" one student said.
Michael Rybin~۩~
Architecture is a wonderful life ™
Copyright© 2012 Michael Rybin All Rights Reserved.
Architecture is a wonderful life ™
Copyright© 2012 Michael Rybin All Rights Reserved.
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