USGBC’s close collaborators in Project Haiti, global architectural firm HOK, have published a series of blog entries on their efforts to design the first LEED Platinum orphanage and children’s center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Their pro-bono design effo…
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“Green Jobs” Versus “Jobs”? – It’s Not a Competition; They’re One in the Same
On Oct. 26, USGBC participated in a salon on green jobs and economic growth, hosted by Planet Forward. The high-level discussion included U.S. government representatives from several agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, Department o…
Don’t Miss the Center for Green Schools at Greenbuild!
Stop by the Center for Green Schools display at Greenbuild and you just might learn something!
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Rachel Gutter to be featured on VoiceAmerica’s “Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life”
On Monday, Oct. 31, Center for Green Schools Director Rachel Gutter will be a guest on Visionary Leader, Extraordinary Life on VoiceAmerica Business, the number one Internet radio show. Rachel will be featured as a trailblazing leader with her mission …
Energy efficiency financing has potential to soar from $20 to $150 billion annually, creating over one million American jobs, according to new report
Mobilizing large-scale financing by public sector is key to reducing emissions and saving businesses, households money
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Q&A with Congressional Green Schools Caucus Co-Chair Robert J. Dold: Adlai E. Stevenson High School’s Energy Reduction Efforts
Last week, Congressman Robert J. Dold (IL-10) visited Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL to recognize the school’s LEED Gold for Existing Buildings certification and energy-reduction efforts. The 833,000 square foot campus was able to a…
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Senators Urge Deficit Commission to Increase Federal Building Efficiency
As the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (JSCDR) continues deliberation on how to provide long term reduction to the national debt, nine Senators, led by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (RI), urged the select committee to adopt a litany of cost sa…
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Good News Coming from Charlotte with Declaration of Sustainability Week
In a continued demonstration of leadership by the City of Charlotte, Mayor Anthony Foxx has signed a proclamation declaring this week as Environmental Sustainability Week in Charlotte. This recent act joins the extensive list of accomplishments by the …
Green Jobs Summit at Greenbuild 2011 Calls for Mobilization around this Common Sense Economic Solution
The hustle and bustle of Greenbuild 2011 is now behind us, and we’ve all returned to our respective homes and jobs to continue “troublemaking.”
And one area where we need to continue to stir the pot is green jobs. On the Tuesday of Greenbuild, we con…
USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi Elected Chair of World Green Building Council
Fedrizzi steps up in organization’s tenth year, with plans to strengthen and grow local councils, raise voice and visibility of global coalition
Washington, DC – (Oct. 24, 2011) – Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been elected chair of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC). The WorldGBC is a coalition of green building councils from 89 countries around the world.