Energy efficiency loses its LEED, says owner survey.According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a new study by PinnacleOne, a majority (60%) of public owners in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. have implemented construction projects with energy efficiency designs in the past year. Yet less than a third (29%) of the owners currently use or plan to use LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction. ) green building standards in the coming year. Surprisingly, almost half (49%) of the study participants were unfamiliar with the standards. "While they may not be familiar with specific green building standards, with a majority of owners implementing some type of energy efficiency design in the past year it is obvious that LEED is forcing the issue of energy efficiency," said Darr Hashempour, vice president of energy solutions at PinnacleOne. "The education sector and the western region, especially California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , have been pioneers in using innovative technologies to achieve new levels of energy efficiency. This a product of the high energy costs in the region and that bond approvals needed for school construction are often contingent on Adj. 1. contingent on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent designs being energy efficient. We believe the northeast region will soon follow the lead of the west on energy." These are just a few of the findings in The 2005 PinnacleOne Pulse of U.S. Public Construction survey, which examined the opinions of 167 public owners involved in construction projects throughout the United States. Some of the major energy related findings include: Almost three-quarters (73%) of the education sector has implemented energy efficient designs in the past year and 39% of this sector either currently uses LEED green building standards or is planning to use them on projects in the coming year. Public owners in the west of the country are leaders in the pursuit of energy efficiency. Eighty percent of these owners (versus 60% of owners overall) have implemented energy efficiency designs in the past year. At the other end of the spectrum, less than half (45%) of owners in the northeast say they implemented such designs. Among the majority (51%) of owners who were familiar with LEED standards, almost half (44%) had no plans to use them. Of those owners with no plans to implement green building standards, almost two-thirds (65%) cited a lack of demand for these improvements and another quarter (26%) didn't believe the LEED standards were worth the increased cost. Among the owners that implemented energy efficiency designs in the past year, there were clear favorites Another term for bookmarks, which was popularized by Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser. See favicon and Internet Explorer. among the equipment/technologies that they used on the projects. More than two-thirds (68%) of these designs utilized new HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free (heating/ cooling/ventilation) equipment and 42% involved energy efficient lighting or lighting controls. Central plant cogeneration cogeneration In power systems, use of steam for both power generation and heating. High-temperature, high-pressure steam from a boiler and superheater first passes through a turbine to produce power. upgrades were used in 10% of the designs. The 2005 PinnacleOne Pulse of U.S. Public Construction study was a national telephone survey conducted by Market Measurement, Inc., an independent market research consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a . The survey was conducted in August of this year. |
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