There are many places where a more nuanced analysis would be helpful. For example, Watson describes the growing evidence that workers in green buildings are more comfortable, and conservatively assumes a 1%-2% productivity gain. But other studies have indicated that these benefits are most strongly correlated with daylighting and increased ventilation, which are not achieved as often in EBOM projects as in the others – so assuming those benefits in the rapidly increasing EBOM-certified space is something that needs a closer look.
Ultimately, even though the report quantifies a range of benefits, I don’t think it intends for those numbers to be taken too literally. The report represents the results of a thought exercise about how LEED is doing at accomplishing what it set out to do. And that’s a great thing, because it gets us all thinking about the things that LEED was created to address in the first place.
Source: www.BuildingGreen.com
Tags: certified green professional, cornelius nc green home builder, davidson nc homes, davidson nc homes with libraries, frank betz homes in davidson nc, mooresville nc
