Associations representing construction industry organizations and owners will play and instrumental role in transitioning from the industrial era paradigm to the performance paradigm. Leadership and advocacy will be critical toward making the shift and so will the collective voice and influence of the various associations — owners, designers, builders, subcontractors, manufacturers, etc.
Association leaders may learn more about the performance paradigm through the Performance Building Blog and a series of white papers. The introductory paper, " Performance Building" describes five key transitions pushing the industry toward the performance paradigm:(1) Performance standards and measures, (2) Function-based computing, (3) Completed operating building focus, (4) Integrated innovation, and finally (5) Integrated optimization. The result of these transitions is a transformation from conventional “gray” and “green” buildings to high performance “green” buildings.