NIST Green Building Program.
NIST Green Building Program.
(691 K)
Hill, J. E.
NIST SP 863; June 1994.
National Institute of Standards and Technology and the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). U.S. Green
Building Conference, 1994. February 16-17, 1994,
Gaithersburg, MD, Fanney, A. H.; Whitter, K. M.;
Traugott, A. E.; Simon, L. N., Editor(s)(s), 42-54 pp,
1994.
Available from:
Government Printing Office
Order number: PB94-206364
Keywords:
building technology; construction; environment
Abstract:
For over 2 decades, NIST has been involved in energy
conservation programs. NIST's current programs broadly
span the areas from waste minimization to air, soil,
water, indoor air quality, ozone depletion, and global
warming. The latest endeavor NIST is undertaking is the
"Green Building Program" in which NIST is at the
forefront of designing buildings using environmentally
safe materials. NIST's program has two components. The
laboratory based activities involve NIST staff working
directly with manufacturers and designers to develop
technologies conducive to energy efficiency. The second
component, demonstration buildings, includes
environmentally safe buildings which are monuments to
green technologies. These buildings not only
demonstrate cost effectiveness and evaluate green
technologies, they also identify new technologies needed
to develop an effective green building.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899