虽然我们还有更多住宅火灾比那些涉及非住宅房屋，商业大火仍然有巨大的代价：2009年103500非住宅火灾耗资105个生命和超过$ 3十亿的损失，根据to the U.S. Fire Administration. Preventive actions are critical to avoid these losses altogether. That’s where a properly designed and installed fire alarm system comes in.
热成像或红外热成像是一个非破坏性的维护方法，使用红外摄像机测量由对象发出的热辐射，其被转换成温度的量。通常情况下，在接近室温的温度需要辐射的在红外波长范围内的检测（这是比可见光的要长得多，即，约400-700纳米）来测量物体的温度。红外图像通常是彩色的，因此比其他物体发出更多的热辐射的物体会以更明亮的颜色(黄色、红色和白色)出现。较冷的物体呈深蓝色、紫色或绿色。虽然热成像通常只检测表面温度，红外特征通常表示内部结构的温度。
褐地是被污染的hazardous substances and pollutants that may complicate the properties’ expansion, redevelopment, or reuse. Despite this drawback, brownfield development appears to be increasing. According to the Green Building Market and Impact Report 2010 of the GreenBiz Group, LEED resulted in an estimated 8,800 acres of brownfield reclamation in 2010 vs. 4,800 acres in the previous year. Reclaimed brownfield acres are forecast to grow to over 17,000 acres and 27,000 acres by 2020 and 2030, respectively.
非营利帮助社区重建灾后
在1999年科索沃难民危机，建筑师卡梅伦·辛克莱尔和记者凯特·斯托尔的夫妻档意识到，没有很多建筑师都参与了战后重建。于是，夫妻俩形成架构人类，一个不以营利为目的的设计服务公司原来位于纽约市，帮助社区重建由人类或自然灾害毁坏基础设施。
建筑工地寻找一个可持续的，环境友好的产品可能要考虑 Accoya ®木，该匹配或超过最好热带硬木的耐用性和稳定性。Accoya，从快速增长的软木制成，被引入到北美市场在2008年用于制造Accoya叫做乙酰化的过程，已经研究了80多年。 Accsys技术，Accoya木材的制造商，建立了自己的生产设施在2007年。
褐地是被污染的hazardous substances and pollutants that may complicate the properties’ expansion, redevelopment, or reuse. Despite this drawback, brownfield development appears to be increasing. According to the Green Building Market and Impact Report 2010 of the GreenBiz Group, LEED resulted in an estimated 8,800 acres of brownfield reclamation in 2010 vs. 4,800 acres in the previous year. Reclaimed brownfield acres are forecast to grow to over 17,000 acres and 27,000 acres by 2020 and 2030, respectively.
In November 2010, the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) LEED 2012 update opened for public comment. Through January 14, 2011, the USGBC will collect these comments, then review them, revise the LEED 2012 updates, and initiate a second round of public comments from July 1, 2011 through August 15, 2011. Balloting by USGBC members for LEED 2012 is scheduled for August 2012, with LEED 2012 set for release on November 7, 2012.
虽然我们还有更多住宅火灾比那些涉及非住宅房屋，商业大火仍然有巨大的代价：2009年103500非住宅火灾耗资105个生命和超过$ 3十亿的损失，根据to the U.S. Fire Administration. Preventive actions are critical to avoid these losses altogether. That’s where a properly designed and installed fire alarm system comes in.