Green Globes, online building and management environmental audit toolThe (Canadian) Green Globes Assessment (equivalent to GEM in the UK) for Existing Buildings helps property owners and managers measure the environmental performance of their buildings against best practices in areas such as energy, water, hazardous materials, waste management and indoor environment.Green Globes is an online building and management environmental audit tool. Green Globes (GEM in the UK) for Existing Buildings helps property owners and managers measure the environmental performance of their buildings against best practices in areas such as energy, water, hazardous materials, waste management and indoor environment. Using a confidential questionnaire, it generates an online report. Green Globes Design is both a guide for integrating green design principles and an assessment protocol. Using confidential questionnaires for each stage of project delivery, the program generates comprehensive on-line assessment and guidance reports. Using Green Globes helps to design a building that will be energy and resource efficient, will achieve operational savings and be healthier to work or live in. There is much commonality between the major current green design assessment methodologies such as BREEAM, LEED, the GBC, and the Minnesota Design Guidelines with regards what constitutes best energy and environmental practices. The key differences are in: Simplicity The questionnaires and reports provide a self-assessment, reporting tool and design guide all-in-one. The questionnaire and pop-up explanations reduce the need for third party involvement, making it possible to develop and assess sustainable designs at a fraction of the time and cost of other assessment methodologies. Involvement of all team members in the integrated design process Tasks are identified for each team members throughout all the project delivery stages using tailored questionnaires. This streamlines the process and ensures each member's input. Process oriented Addresses the different stages of project delivery Direct interface with other tools including: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) CBIP screening tool, which provides energy modeling for buildings at the design stage. The results are included within the Green Globes report. Infoconstruction.com. Subscribers to the Infoconstruction's IGS Active Network and Boreal project will benefit from direct links to locate product manufacturers and suppliers for the best environmental specifications and products. www.greenglobes.com/ |