The LOdown

The Carbon Footprint as you know, is a measure of our impact on the environment - particularly greenhouse gas emissions produced by burning fossil-fuels for electricity, heat and transportation.
In theory, reducing our carbon emissions will slow climate change. Which is good. That’s what we want. Engineers have developed new technologies to generate power that don’t [...]

The green building movement is not just about designing less wasteful buildings. It’s also about educating people about how they can be less wasteful. It requires design and construction professionals to refine and hone their skills, perhaps even repurpose their skills to stay competitive. Our focus on, and demand for green buildings has created green-collar [...]

In 2005, when building information modeling (BIM) was being introduced to the mainstream architectural community a survey by the AIA showed that 85 percent of people had never heard of it. Now, only four years later, over 75 percent of architects report to be very heavy or heavy users of BIM in their projects.  That’s [...]

I recently read an article about software programs that help manage and organize documentation required for LEED submittals. I have to admit I was unaware of such programs.
The article states: “Tracking LEED credits is a document-intensive process…Submittal documentation includes drawings, receipts, product spec sheets, photos, commission plans and more. Adding to the clutter, numerous project [...]

In marketing, there is a reliable adoption trend in which a product, technology or idea is first introduced and then adopted within the market place. A group of people called innovators introduce a new idea, technology or product; people in this group are typically risk takers with high social class, stable finances and are very [...]