As stipulated in Section 914 of the 2005 Energy Policy Act, the National Institute of Building Sciences is working with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. standards writing organizations to assess current voluntary consensus standards and rating systems to provide for high performance buildings. In creating the High Performance Building Council, the overall goal is to put standards in place to define the performance goals of a high performance building in order to facilitate the design, construction, financing, and operating buildings with an emphasis on life cycle issues rather than initial costs. The Council will identify the metrics and level of required performance for specific design objectives (energy, security, durability, moisture, acoustics, etc) for building products, subsystems and systems; and reference industry standards for validating these performance requirements.
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buildingSMART alliance Seeks Industry Input on National BIM Standard
Aug 17 2010
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Institute Brings Broad Industry Perspective to DOE Initiatives
Aug 13 2010
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Institute Testifies on Green Building, High-Performance Building Practices
Jul 21 2010
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Why Green Buildings Cannot Be Built Without Air Barrier Systems
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October 26, 2010
Washington, DC
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2010 Annual Meeting / Ecobuild America
December 06 - 10, 2010
Washington Convention Center - Washington, D.C.
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buildingSMART alliance Conference
December 06 - 09, 2010
Washington, D.C.
HPB helps building decision-makers learn about the benefits of innovative technologies and energy-efficient design and operation through measured performance.
Winter 2009 - RX for Platinum
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