Category Archives: Green Building Specialist Guides

While the demand for environmentally sustainable products has only grown exponentially in recent years, the need for sustainable solutions is a timeless problem.SmartPro –Product Rating system is developed by Beyond Smart Cities in India. SmartPro assesses ‘How Green is a...

Building and community planning, design, construction and operation have an enormous direct and indirect impact on our environment.  Buildings not only use resources such as labor, energy, and raw materials, they also generate waste and potentially harmful atmospheric emissions. As...

Around the world, newly emerging greenhouse gas markets have developed as the carbon reduction industry has grown to a multi-billion dollar marketplace.  Global initiatives such as the Kyoto Protocol are creating standards that will allow industry to meet important carbon...

Understanding Potential Climate Impacts and Creating Solutions In a world where climate change and carbon management can impact every part of the business and supply chain, business as usual is no longer an option. Beyond Smart Cities recognizes the need for...

The emphasis on sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles as an all-embracing philosophy is increasing. Civil Engineering professionals have to adopt a broader view on what constitutes sustainability and adapt their approaches to provide solutions that satisfy sustainability prerequisites. Civil Engineers...

Carbon dioxide emissions are a prominent issue for businesses all over the world. Measuring your output, however, doesn’t have to be hard, and a number of SME’s, like professional tilers, are being encouraged to consider a carbon management strategy. If...

Emissions trading, sometimes referred to as “cap and trade” or “allowance trading,” is an approach to reducing pollution that has been used successfully to protect human health and the environment. Emissions trading programs have two key components: a limit (or...

ISO 9001 aims to provide a practical and workable Quality Management System for improving and monitoring all areas of your business.  Achieving the ISO 9001 standard is not about establishing a set of procedures that are complicated and difficult to...

Why developers’ projects need green building certification Several years ago, I met the president of a successful development company that had built many kinds of residential and commercial buildings, both high-rise and low-rise. Out of curiosity, I asked him, “what...