BENEFITS GUIDE
A Design Professional’s Guide to High Performance Office Building Benefits

How can I simultaneously increase client satisfaction and improve my firm's marketability?

Simple. Ask your clients what they want and give it to them with a process that consistently delivers buildings that perform. Advanced Buildings, a resource to improve the way buildings are designed, built and used, enables you to do just that.

What is the Advanced Buildings Benefits Guide?

The Benefits Guide was created to assist architects and designers in working with clients who are constructing or renovating office buildings. It is also valuable to real estate developers, building owners and others seeking more in-depth knowledge on the benefits of high performance.

The Benefits Guide will help you generate client demand for high performance design. It outlines business benefits and financial rationale so your firm can confidently respond to the Owner's question, "Why is this in my interest?" From the information and testimonials provided in the Benefits Guide, you can select and deliver the messages that best match your clients' priorities.

The Benefits Guide also discusses the value of differentiating your firm by consistently delivering high performance benefits to your clients, and provides processes to do so.

Dispelling myths and misperceptions about building high performance, the Benefits Guide provides market perspectives and benefits and presents current financial information in terms used by real estate investment and business professionals.

Download the free view-only Benefits Guide (939K)
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What benefits are discussed?

The matrix below presents a range of high performance building benefits that have been well documented by environmental science and business research, all of which are detailed in the Benefits Guide.

What's inside?

•  Creating High Performance. Discusses the characteristics of high performance buildings, design guidelines and rating systems, and the design process. Describes the Advanced Buildings program and resources that help designers, developers and owners create high performance commercial buildings.
  
•  Beyond the Myths. Discusses the issues associated with high performance office buildings, including common myths and misperceptions about up-front costs, payback periods, energy efficiency improvements, company experience and risk.
  
•  Benefits of Building High Performance. Presents the business benefits of high performance office space, including energy savings, as well as non-energy benefits such as corporate productivity, occupant satisfaction, risk management and environmental stewardship.
  
•  Money Matters. Discusses the economics associated with high performance buildings, including approaches to evaluating the financial costs and benefits of high performance buildings, and building appraisals. Resources. Lists where to find financial analysis tools, incentives and technical information on high performance buildings.

How can I get copies?
The Benefits Guide is available for purchase for $15.50 each.

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