DASH: Database for Analyzing Sustainable
and High Performance Buildings

(Formerly the High Performance Building Database Protocol and Repository)

Mission: To develop and maintain a comprehensive national repository of green building data
that will support independent assessment and analysis of self-reported
green building investment, operation, and occupation metrics.

Clear, easily accessible data about building performance benefits many stakeholders: businesses, governments, building owners, researchers, consultants, and designers. However, effective data about building performance on a large scale remains scarce.

Although extensive data about building performance is currently collected, most existing databases are limited to a single region, developer, owner, or building type. Metrics are often focused on a specific category, such as real estate or energy usage, and data collection methods vary considerably. Thus, valid comparisons across categories and regions are difficult.

To resolve this issue, the Green Building Alliance has been managing the development of a large-scale database to track robust building performance data on a national scale since 2004. GBA has received strong support for its role as a facilitator and catalyst for this much-needed project, and continues to manage the project with input from national stakeholders. The DASH Steering Committee includes members from organizations such as:

  • ASHRAE
  • BuildingGreen
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • CJL Engineering
  • Constructive Technologies Group, Inc.
  • Davis Langdon
  • Evolution Partners
  • Green Building Finance Consortium
  • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • McGraw Hill Construction
  • National Center for Environmental Health
  • New Boston Development Partners
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  • Paladino & Company, Inc.
  • Revival Fund Management
  • Rutgers University
  • Turner Construction Company
  • University of Arizona
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of Florida
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • U.S. Green Building Council
  • World Green Building Council

For more detailed information, please download the DASH Executive Summary or contact GBA via dash@gbapgh.org.