Whats unique about the Green Globes system?
There is much agreement with regard to what constitutes best energy and environmental practices, so the major green building standards—such as Green Globes, LEED, BREEAM, the GBC tool, and the Minnesota Design Guidelines—have more similarities than differences. However, the Green Globes system does have a number of distinct attributes. Too often, designers make their projects green by adding expensive technologies after many of the important decisions are made. This is costly as well as ineffective. In addition to being easy to use and affordable, Green Globes encourages designers to consider the elements of green design and sustainability early in the project. Because it generates a report written in plain language, Green Globes also promotes interaction between the building designers and client. Among its other attributes, it introduces users to the idea of incorporating Life Cycle Assessment into the decision making process for resource and material selection, encourages the use of
There is much agreement with regard to what constitutes best energy and environmental practices, so the major green building standardssuch as Green Globes, LEED, BREEAM, the GBC tool, and the Minnesota Design Guidelineshave more similarities than differences. However, the Green Globes system does have a number of distinct attributes in the way the program is delivered, such as the online questionnaire-driven assessment, and automated reporting, which greatly reduce the time and cost of producing a submission.
