Big Green: New BLDG-RATE Mailing List to Discuss Building Performance Rating Systems

[Jason Glazer]

Announcing a new mailing list called BLDG-RATE created to
enable people to exchange questions and answers relating to
building performance rating systems. The onebuilding.org web
site hosts the new BLDG-RATE mailing list which joins the
existing BLDG-SIM, TRACE-users, eQUEST-users, and HAP-users
mailing lists. The BLDG-SIM list has been helping users of
building energy simulation software since 1999 and has over
1300 participants.

BLDG-RATE is a mailing list for people using building
performance rating systems. Discussions of any green
building performance rating system or building energy
performance rating system are welcome. Some of the most
common rating systems include the LEED rating systems (New
Construction, Existing Buildings, Homes, etc.), ENERGY STAR
(Label for Buildings, Target Finder, Home), BREEAM, various
Home Energy Rating Systems (HERS), and Green Globes.
Building rating systems provide a method to objectively
grade, or benchmark, the environmental and/or energy
performance of both commercial and residential buildings
providing a score that others can understand. Discussions of
design-oriented as well as operation-oriented rating systems
are encouraged. Many building rating systems are in use
today and  conversations relating to any and all of them may
take place on the mailing list. People of all experience
levels ranging from those just learning to experts are urged
to share their questions and answers on the mailing list.

To join BLDG-RATE send a blank email to:

   BLDG-RATE-subscribe at onebuilding.org

To learn more about BLDG-RATE go to:

   http://onebuilding.org/

Please feel free to distribute this notice widely.

Thanks

Jason

-- 
Jason Glazer, P.E., GARD Analytics, 90.1 ECB chair
Admin for onebuilding.org simulation mailing lists