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Sustainability How-to Guide: Engaging Occupants in Your Sustainability Program

This guide introduces the benefits of engaging occupants in sustainability initiatives and provides a step-by-step approach for designing, implementing and measuring the […]

Sustainability How-to Guide: Carbon Footprint

This guide provides process tools for monitoring building-related carbon emissions, presenting the GHG emission inventory process, discussing best practices and benchmarking, and […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

This guide explains energy terminology, how to use Portfolio Manager and generate an ENERGY STAR® score. The resource also helps readers evaluate […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: Lighting Solutions

This guide gathers knowledge from extensive research and lighting specialists to provide a complete description of sustainable lighting options, including basic lighting […]

Sustainability How-To Guide: Green Building Rating Systems

This guide presents an unbiased evaluation of 15 prominent green building rating systems. Charts and graphics provide at-a-glance information, while subsections supply […]

Sustainability How-to Guide: Measuring and Monitoring

This guide has been designed to assist FMs in understanding how to establish a measuring and monitoring program by discussing investigation and […]

Raising the 3Ps of Sustainable FM in Singapore: Profession, Perception and Prospection

This study examines how the target set by Singapore’s Inter-Ministerial Committee for Sustainable Development to have a minimum of 80 percent of […]

Planning for the Next Generation of EPA ENERGY STAR Certification

Learn about ENERGY STAR energy performance scores, and the process of developing scores and data needs, and updating ENERGY STAR scores.

Water Management in Buildings

Definition of building water use types (domestic water, process water, irrigation) and elements of water management strategy, be it based upon a […]

Value-Driven Near-Zero Strategies for New and Retrofit Commercial Buildings

Increase the efficiency of new and retrofit commercial projects by using Passive House Standard and strategies. Learn about the principles and cost […]