INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines is a progressive sustainability program for state funded buildings which serves as a model for sustainability in Minnesota buildings.The program was created b...INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines is a progressive sustainability program for state funded buildings which serves as a model for sustainability in Minnesota buildings.The program was created by the State of Minnesota in 2001 and developed by a team led by the Center for Sustainable Building Research(CSBR)at the University of Minnesota.Unlike other green building programs,it focuses on measured performance improvements,using a list of required metrics instead of a menu of potential options.The program is structured to provide a feedback loop to the building design,construction and operations industry in the state.Elements of the program are used through all phases of the development of state-funded buildings in Minnesota from pre-design through design,and construction and for ten years of operations.It is continually updated and improved in collaboration with state agencies and industry stakeholders and could serve as a model for localized green building programs.展开更多
文摘INTRODUCTION The Minnesota Sustainable Building Guidelines is a progressive sustainability program for state funded buildings which serves as a model for sustainability in Minnesota buildings.The program was created by the State of Minnesota in 2001 and developed by a team led by the Center for Sustainable Building Research(CSBR)at the University of Minnesota.Unlike other green building programs,it focuses on measured performance improvements,using a list of required metrics instead of a menu of potential options.The program is structured to provide a feedback loop to the building design,construction and operations industry in the state.Elements of the program are used through all phases of the development of state-funded buildings in Minnesota from pre-design through design,and construction and for ten years of operations.It is continually updated and improved in collaboration with state agencies and industry stakeholders and could serve as a model for localized green building programs.
