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8 Easy Steps to Towards a Green Home in the City

You’re probably reading this because you’re interested in living as responsibly as you can. There’s so much we can do in so many areas of our lives that it can get overwhelming. Still, you have to start somewhere...let's get you…

Alessandro19 December 2016

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The Implications of the 2016 LEED Price Increase

A popular topic of discussion recently among green building professionals has been the LEED price increase that the USGBC announced earlier this month for the registration and certification of LEED projects. This is the first LEED price increase since 2010.…

Alessandro22 November 2016

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A Business Case for Healthy Buildings – Productivity, Health and Happiness

There used to be a misconception that sustainability was expensive. While true that many of the practices involved in the process of building sustainably (for example, the use of new technologies and materials) required a higher initial investment, collection of…

Alessandro5 November 2016

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Building Performance Data: USA trying to catch up to China

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) - the organization that develops LEED certification for buildings - has just announced the upcoming launch of ‘arc’, a data driven platform designed to collect and report performance data of buildings. Once it is…

Alessandro12 October 2016

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An Assessment of the Chinese Energy Industry by Collective Responsibility

Chinese Energy Industry Chinese Energy Industry - An excellent study by Collective Responsibility on the current Chinese Energy Industry in China and what the future has in store. Download the full report HERE.

Alessandro13 March 2016

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LEED and GBEL: Hand in Hand in Promoting Green Building in China

BEE's Alessandro Bisagni contributes to GBIG Insight blog with his post titled "LEED and GBEL: Hand in Hand in Promoting Green Building in China" China will forever change the face of the green building market worldwide. Under extreme pressure to…

Alessandro14 August 2015

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BEE's Alessandro Bisagni Interviewed by SCMP

Taken from: South China Morning Post (Wednesday, July 29, 2015) China's green building push gains momentum How can China meet its goal of cutting carbon emissions by up to 65 per cent by 2030 from 2005 levels? One possible solution:…

Alessandro30 July 2015

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Introduction to Living Building Challenge by Alessandro Bisagni in Hong Kong on July 23

Living Building Challenge by Alessandro Bisagni Platinum Hong Kong cordially invites you to a presentation introducing the Living Building Challenge™ green building standard. The Living Building Challenge (LBC) is the built environment’s most rigorous performance standard. It calls for the creation…

Alessandro7 July 2015

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USGBC + C40 + WGBC City Market Brief Compendium Released

The C40 Initiative together with the USGBC and the World Green Building Council have released their Green Building City Market Brief Compendium. This is the most comprehensive report of its kind, outlining the issues cities are facing around the world in…

Alessandro3 April 2015

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Addictive Substances and Their Environmental Impact

While we have used addictive substances recreationally for more than 10,000 years, wide scale use of alcohol, coffee, tobacco and drugs has only come about in recent centuries. Commercial production of these substances has made them available to more people,…

Alessandro11 November 2014