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operation was given a much heavier weighting in the new system. For example, the weighting of proximity to public transportation was doubled. This factor directly affects the carbon footprint of a building and its users and should be a priority in site selection. For multifamily developers and property managers, product longevity makes environmental and economic sense. The "Building Assembly Life Cycle Assessment" credit will incentivize developers to focus on the creation of long-lasting solutions that add value to their product. a National Green Building Standard. The partnership sought to provide a framework better suited to single- and multifamily home construction, site development, and residential remodeling practices. The new standard places heavy emphasis on energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, and responsible lot design and development. A particular emphasis has also been placed on homeowner/resident education on green operation of their dwellings, which can have long-term effects on energy and resource efficiency. Last year, the American National Standards Institute The most exciting facet of LEED V3 is the (ANSI) approved ICC-700-2008 National regionally weighted credit system Green Building Standard, a criterium that defined by zip code. For example, in will facilitate green building’s codification urban Florida, weight was given to reducinto all facets of building construction. tion in CO2 emissions and harnessing the power of the state’s most abundant Older ICC and ANSI codes have been renewable resource—sunshine. By conadopted by most U.S. cities, counties and trast, in rural Michigan, green building pri- states, and it is this infrastructure that will orities are different and focus was placed assist in the creation of a comprehensive on natural habitat preservation and an green building code applicable to both enhanced focus on storm water quality residential and commercial construction. that affects one of Michigan’s most preThe new ICC green building code is still in cious resources—the Great Lakes. relative infancy, so a sustainable building Alternative building standards technology committee has been convened to help refine and develop the In 2007, the National Association of Home most comprehensive and efficient code Builders (NAHB) and the International possible with input from green building Code Council (ICC) teamed to develop professionals and municipalities nation- July/August 2009 | www.greenanddesign.com 53
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Green & Design - July/August 2009
Green & Design - July/August 2009
Contents
Editorial
Is Carbon Neutral Possible?
Products
Growing Green
Firmly Planted
The Energizer Effect
Natural Wonders
Above the Fray
Northern Exposure
Industrial Chic
Walking the Walk
Green Building Goes Global
Here Come the Lawyers
Do You Have to be LEED to be Green?
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