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USGBC Officials Reveal Details of LEED Version 5 Draft

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Dec 5, 2023 Design and Construction

Updated: Dec 5, 2023

During a November 16 webinar, more information was released regarding the highly anticipated draft of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) version 5 Operations and Maintenance (O&M) rating system. The draft was released in September 2023 at the 2023 Greenfield Conference and Expo. While the launch of LEED […]

Back to Basics: Defining Net Zero for Facilities

By Corey Sipe, Associate Editor Nov 30, 2023 Back to Basics

Updated: Nov 30, 2023

Back to Basics is an article series that highlights important, but possibly overlooked, information facilities management professionals should know. Most facilities professionals have heard the term “net zero buildings” before but perhaps don’t know exactly what it means or why they should convert their facilities to net zero. Commercial, educational, industrial, and nonprofit facilities should […]