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The True Value of Green

Learning By Design: The True Value of Green

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Published October 2010

Author John C. Chadwick, AIA, RIBA

Sustainable strategies, while formerly considered an added service and benefit, are now becoming standard in the design and construction of education facilities.

Not only are green design strategies setting new and higher benchmarks for excellence, they’re becoming the norm.  But this high tide of excellence in education design and construction is not without a steep learning curve. 

In this article for Learning By Design, Davis Langdon's Learning Center leader, John. C. Chadwick, presents an analysis to assess the cost of sustainable design and to launch a valuable database for comparison and analysis of the cost, area, and sustainability of future projects.