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Building Labels vs. Environmental Performance Metrics: Measuring What's Important about Building Sustainability

The real estate sector needs robust, reliable metrics to measure the sustainability of properties and portfolios; ensure regulatory compliance; drive organizations to greater achievement and raise industry accountability; and gauge the efficacy and financial returns of environmental enhancement projects. Despite these and other important goals, industry participants have yet to agree on common standards. Instead, investors face a bewildering multitude of systems and tools, each with its own metrics, approach, technical requirements, and priorities, reflecting the needs and biases of their adherents.

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Building Labels vs. Environmental Performance Metrics: Measuring What's Important about Building Sustainability