Resources
- Efficiency, Green Building and Property Value
- Real Estate Professionals
- Incentives for Energy Efficiency in Homes and Buildings
- Building Codes
- Green Jobs
- General Resources
IMT Papers and Reports
- The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value: Morrison Manor Apartments Case Study (August 2005)
- The Impact of Energy Costs on Multi-Family Residential Building Value: Pine Harbor Apartments Case Study (August 2004)
- The Impact of Energy Costs on Commercial Building Value: Telergy Building Case Study (March 2003)
- Recognition of Energy Costs and Energy Performance in Commercial Property Valuation: Recommendations and Guidelines for Appraisers
- Recognition and Use By Appraisers of Energy-Performance Benchmarking Tools for Commercial Buildings (February 2003)
See all IMT Papers and Reports
Resources for Real Estate Professionals
Incentives for Energy Efficiency in Homes and Buildings
Building Codes
Energy Code
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2004 - Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings
Free live web casts on ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007
Building Codes Assistance Project
Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT)
DC Government Green Buildings Page
Energy Efficient Codes Coalition
International Code Council (ICC)
New Buildings Institute NBI created, maintains and supports the Core Performance Guide, which brings together a set of strategies that provide a prescriptive path for design teams that results in buildings 30 percent better than national building energy standards (ASHRAE 90.1 2004). What’s more, the USGBC has adopted Core Performance as a prescriptive option for up to five points under LEED-NC v2.2.
Northeast Regional Building Energy Codes Project of the Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)
US DOE's Building Energy Codes Program
Live/work code
Seattle’s existing live/work code is part of a fairly well developed program. Their live/work code information is found here (along with other NW regional examples).
Plumbing/Water Efficiency/Graywater/Storm water
New York City Plumbing Code Water Conservation (Appendix C)
Sandy Springs, Georgia (pop 87,000) is considering building code changes to require water recycling systems for new homes valued at $500,000 or more, waterless urinals in all new commercial buildings and low-volume faucets, bath fixtures and appliances in all new homes
Green building policies and lessons (mostly non building-code)
There is a lot of good information and ordinances on the CALBO website (California Building Officials Association):
www.calbo.org/build_dept/default.aspx
www.consol.ws/calbo/
www.consol.ws/calbo/ordinances.html
www.consol.ws/calbo/pending.html
www.consol.ws/calbo/resources.html
Green Jobs
US: Green for All
Washington, DC: DC Green Jobs Report
General Resources
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
ENERGY STAR, a Program of DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
The Building Commissioning Association - NW (BCA)
California Commissioning Collaborative (CCC)
