According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, the architectural community has made some progress in energy conservation in new building design.

The article states that architectural projects that have achieved LEED certifications have averaged 25% to 30% less energy consumption when compared to non-LEED projects.

While that is good news, the Wall Street Journal quotes “prominint architects” as stating that the architectural community is capable of saving up to 50% less energy in new buildings.

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C Plus C Consulting has been involved in many projects that are trying to achieve LEED certification, and we are pleased to read that these efforts are beginnning to save valuable energy resources.

NRCA has recently published the 2007 edition of the NRCA Green Roof Systems Manual.
This new manual describes NRCA’s guidelines for design, materials, and installation of quality vegetative green roof systems.

According to a recent article in “Healthcare Building Ideas” Magazine, half of the existing California hospitals will not meet the 2013 deadline for mandated seismic retrofit.