STUDY OF GREEN BUILDINGS QUANTIFIES COST PREMIUMS FOR NET-ZERO

摘要

Want to create a super-green commercial facility? Figure on spending 5% to 19% more than standard construction would cost, according to a new report by the International Living Future Institute, New Buildings Institute, and Skanska. "Net Zero and Living Building Challenge Financial Study: A Cost Comparison Report for Buildings in the District of Columbia," commissioned by the D.C. Department of the Environment, assessed costs and benefits associated with net-zero energy, net-zero water, and Living Buildings. Three LEED Platinum-designed projects-a new-construction office, a new-construction multifam-ily project, and an office renovation-were used as a reference basis for the calculations.