Atlanta-based Energy Ace is a single-source, full-service firm providing green building technical and administrative services. The firm’s president, Wayne Robertson, PE, LEED AP, recently reached out to SGR to discuss his experience and advice after working with more than 100 LEED-certified projects. The following is an article authored by Mr. Robertson discussing tips and techniques he and his team learn with each new project. ————————————————– “Experience is the best teacher,” someone (probably Adam) once said. For LEED projects, that maxim holds especially true because ours is a new field without a long history of accepted wisdom, rules of thumb, tricks of the… Read more
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Recent Legislation for Green Buildings
The New York City Council has recently enacted, at Mayor Bloomberg’s request, four laws[1] that are designed to increase the energy efficiency of buildings in New York City. The legislation is rather complex, with various “start” dates, but the basic provisions that apply to cooperatives and condominiums are as follows: Effective July 1, 2010, all alterations, including apartment alterations, that require building permits must comply with the new New York City Energy Conservation Code and must be certified accordingly. Commencing January 1, 2013, all owners of “covered buildings” (those over 50,000 gross square feet) must file an energy efficiency report… Read more