Title: Unit 1 Lesson 2: Prepare #1
Course: WGF 106 DEVELOPMENT > Section: Assignments

Title | Reading and Audio-Visual Assignments
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Sub-Title | Reading Assignment
Content
There are now many resources available to support the design of more sustainable buildings and to assess the "green-ness" of these designs. As the field of sustainable design evolves, many in the field are thinking about measuring the actual benefits of these designs—the performance of buildings that we consider "green." Numerous projects in the U.S. and other countries are attempting to define the qualitative and/or quantitative measures of sustainability and the data needed to implement and assess these measures. These efforts are important because they will enable us to determine:

- if we are having the impact on human health and the environment we expected, and
- what this achievement is costing or saving.
Links/Uploads
http://www.wbdg.org/resources/measperfsustbldgs.php

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/OM_a.pdf

Benchmarking and Monitoring Residential Building Performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6A7P4oWpug