Composting Existing Commercial What is Composting? Composting is the natural conversion of organic materials into a useable soil amendment. Compost is the by-product of decaying organic matter like vegetable scraps. Material that can be composted (e.g., food scraps...
Alternative Transportation Existing Commercial What is Alternative Transportation and Transit Oriented Development (TOD)? Alternative transportation discourages dependence on the personal automobile and encourages public transportation options such as carpooling,...
Re-Commissioning Existing Commercial What is Re-Commissioning? Re-commissioning or Retro-Commissioning refers to a quality assurance process for existing buildings to optimize performance and improve building operation that includes verifying and documenting that the...
Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) Existing Commercial What is Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA)? Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) is a form of economic evaluation that compares the costs and savings of alternative building designs and systems over the life cycle of a...
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Existing Commercial What is Life Cycle Assessment? A life cycle assessment (LCA) is a “cradle-to-grave” or “cradle-to-cradle” evaluation method that assesses the environmental impacts of products, processes, and services.[1] In the...
Integrated Design Process Existing Commercial What is an Integrated Design Process? Building systems are interdependent and require cooperation and creative thinking across disciplines. An integrated design process identifies opportunities to achieve synergies across...
