SITES Certification Basics: ICYMI

It’s time to look beyond the building when it comes to resilience. The site your building is on also has a role to play. This episode of the Buildings Podcast looks at the Sustainable SITES Initiative and what you need to know about certifying with it.

Key Highlights

  • Outdoor spaces aren’t just aesthetic features. They help manage stormwater, support occupant wellbeing, and more.
  • The site your building is on contributes to resilience, and extreme weather requires site-level strategies.
  • The SITES concept of “stacking functions,” in which spaces serve multiple purposes at once, increases ROI and efficiency.
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How can SITES certification drive value across your site and portfolio? This framework for designing and managing landscapes can help you improve the health of your local ecosystem, improve occupant wellbeing, and strengthen the resilience of your whole site.

Read By: Janelle Penny

Written By: Lauren Brant

Read Article HERE: What Facilities Managers Need to Know About SITES Certification

Show Notes:

  • Watch a video about SITES certification.
  • Take a free quiz after listening to this podcast to see what you remember.

About the Author

Janelle Penny

Editor-in-Chief at BUILDINGS

Janelle Penny has been with BUILDINGS since 2010. She is a two-time FOLIO: Eddie award winner who aims to deliver practical, actionable content for building owners and facilities professionals.

Lauren Brant

Buildings Editor

Lauren Brant is the editor of Buildings. She is an award-winning editor and reporter whose work appeared in daily and weekly newspapers. She strives to create content that is informative and actionable for professionals, helping them discover new products, technology, and insights to make smarter building decisions. In 2020, the weekly newspaper won the Rhoades Family Weekly Print Sweepstakes—the division winner across the state's weekly newspapers. Lauren was also awarded the top feature photo across Class A papers. She holds a B.A. in journalism and media communications from Colorado State University-Fort Collins and a M.S. in organizational management from Chadron State College.

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