sustainable building certification system
A system for the independent assessment, verification and certification of the sustainability of buildings against quantifiable criteria. [...]
operational energy
The energy required during the entire service life of a structure, such as for lighting, heating, cooling and ventilating systems and the operating of [...]
embodied energy
The energy consumed by all processes associated with the production of a product – from the mining and processing of natural resources to the manufact [...]
sustainable construction
The process of applying processes and practices to develop and build structures that are environmentally and socio-economically responsible and resour [...]
guaranteed maximum price contract
An agreement that compensates the general contractor and subcontractors for actual costs incurred plus a fixed fee subject to a ceiling price. [...]
design-build
A construction procurement method in which a general contractor is solely responsible for both the design and execution of a construction project simu [...]
