Give five reasons the tool would be useful for green building analysis.
Data that can be obtained from a tool like Athena may be used to generate energy and emission results. The results are then submitted to a GB tool which in turn generates a score that is directly related to material choices. The Canadian green building challenge team has been using this process since 1998. The GB tool uses a crude calculator in order to have embodied effects. Furthermore, it uses the same input data which is used by those without access to ATHENA or any similar tool. The limitation of this approach is that it is regional sensitive, and it is important ...
