Green Building and LEED Core Concepts Guide First Edition

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Energy has emerged as a critical economic issue and
top priority for policymakers. Unsustainable patterns of
energy supply and demand have serious implications
and long-term impacts on everything from household
budgets to international relations. Buildings are on
the front fine of this issue, and the integrated design
of buildings, neighborhoods, and entire communities
can dramatically boost energy efficiency and benefit
from cleaner, renewable energy supplies. Studies have
repeatedly shown that well-designed buildings and
land use offer some of the most cost-effective opportunities
to save money while reducing greenhouse
gas emissions.
Efforts to address energy through green building focus
on four in terconnected elements;
• Energy demand;
• Energy efficiency;
• Renewable energy; and
• Ongoing energy performance.
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