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LEED and high-performance update
Old and new - which is more energy-efficient?: A typical early 20th-century Chicago commercial building (left); Art Institute Modern Wing (right)
As data continues to come online, we’re getting a better understanding of how buildings old and new perform in terms of energy-efficiency.
Believe it or not, though building technology continues to advance, the U.S. is not staying competitive despite an growing base of so-called “green” buildings:
“Energy consumption surveys from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) confirm that, despite more efficient building systems, average energy use per square foot in U.S. buildings has held steady since 1920.”
See the full article Regulations Demanding Actual Data Are Leapfrogging LEED from BuildingGreen.com.
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The preservation community is increasingly aware how much better older buildings actually perform than we’ve assumed.
Read the full scoop in a presentation by Mike Jakson of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: What’s Your Building’s Eco-Value?.
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