How to Get Involved: Reports and Studies
Building
Momentum: National Trends and Prospects for High-Performance Green Buildings
This 2002 study by the U.S. Green Building Council was prepared for the U.S.
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. In easy-to-understand language,
it analyzes green building trends, opportunities, and barriers, and makes recommendations
for the federal government to help strengthen emerging green building markets.
Windows
and Classrooms: A Study of Student Performance and the Indoor Environment
This 2003 study was prepared by the Heschong-Mahone Group, Inc., for the California
Energy Commission (CEC). It discusses the linkage between indoor environmental
quality and student performance, as determined by test scores. Its findings
are an interesting argument for green schools.
Windows
and Offices: A Study of Office Worker Performance and the Indoor Environment – CEC
PIER 2003
This 2003 study was also prepared by the Heschong-Mahone Group, Inc., for the
CEC. It examines the influences of the indoor physical environment on office
worker performance, particularly the potential contributions of windows and
daylight to improved performance.
High
Performance Building Delivers Results: Communicating Productivity Benefits
of Sustainable Building to Decision Makers in the Seattle Development
Industry
This 2000 Seattle City Light study examined 31 buildings with documented sustainable
technologies and operating efficiencies. The study found reductions in absenteeism
of up to 40% in some cases as a result of the high-quality indoor environments
in these buildings and other productivity benefits.
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