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Since the beginning of 2013, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council has followed more than 90 bills across 30 states that seek to advance heal…
Posts from April 2013
New Green School Investment Guide Links Opportunities With Strategies
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Today, the Center for Green Schools and Architecture for Humanity released a new tool for catalyzing school building improvements in communities across the c…
New York’s Energy Future: Fact or Fiction?
How NYC can be powered by wind, hydro, and solar.More…
Infographic: LEED in Motion
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USGBC has released a new infographic to illustrate how the LEED green building rating system has contributed to the growth of an entire global industry devot…
Metrus Infographic: Which Financing Vehicle Gets You on the Road to Energy Efficiency
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While many building owners and facilities managers understand that the cheapest kilowatthour is the one you don’t consume, most energy efficiency projects leave a lot of energy savings on the table. Retrofits typically compete with strategic investments that are in a company’s main line of business for a share of capital budget resources. For this reason, capital budget allotments usually inhibit investments in integrated energy efficiency retrofit projects and instead favor single measure upgrades.
PolicyPalooza 2013 Recap: Three Big Days in Sacramento
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After last year’s epic USGBC California Road to Greenbuild/ “Top10” Advocacy Day, more than one commentator posed the “how can we top this?” question. It turns out that there was little need to worry. This year’s model, PolicyPalooza 2013, was bigger, better and bolder, comprising three full days of meetings, sessions and convening.
Project Spotlight: ECOModern Flats
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ECO Modern Flats is sustainable living made attainable. The project not only transformed a formerly dilapidated property, but also changed the way that people in the r…
Volunteer With the Green Apple Team in Your Own Backyard!
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Working on a LEED project? Or preparing for the LEED Green Associate or LEED AP with specialty exam? As the developer of LEED, USGBC is your source for LEED and green …
What would you re-do if you won the $25,000 Save Money, Save Energy Home Makeover Sweepstakes?
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Would you makeover a kitchen or bathroom using low flow fixtures? What about more energy efficient replacement windows or lighting? Maybe even low maintenance fiber-ce…