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2012

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Construction Engineering and Management

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Analysis Of Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design® Construction In The Air Force, James M. Rozzoni Mar 2012

Analysis Of Leadership In Energy And Environmental Design® Construction In The Air Force, James M. Rozzoni

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The Air Force uses the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system as a third party verification system to ensure sustainable and resource-conscious facilities. The Federal Government has implemented several mandates in recent years that require certain milestones be met for energy reduction, water conservation, renewable energy use, and so forth. This research aims to determine how the Air Force has implemented LEED through credit analysis, and to better understand why LEED is being used in this way. Using a database of 172 military construction projects, the research evaluates the frequency of credit usage individually and by category. …