How we got started <br />•LEED-EB training at World Workplace-Dallas <br />• Wanted to learn how we compared to a <br />LEED-EB as a standard <br />• Assessment process led to expansion of <br />scope and some immediate results <br />__ ~ ~ <br />Ongoing is where it's at... <br />• Over the life of a building, the bulk of the <br />impact, both budgetary and environmental, <br />comes from ongoing operation. <br />~h <br />Why use LEED-EB? <br />• Common standard to benchmark progress <br />• Industry consensus and research based <br />• Comprehensive system <br />• Applies specifically to ongoing operations <br /> <br />How we are using LEED-EB <br />• System intended for single building approach <br />• Our approach is to also apply organizationally <br />2 <br />