The LEED Volume Program allows large users of LEED to certify buildings across their portfolio in a streamlined fashion, bringing a new level of speed and efficiency to our mission of greening the built environment. LEED Volume unites the large-scale b…
Posts in the LEED category:
A Building Worthy of the Green Revolution
Before the green building movement that USGBC helped launch roughly 20 years ago, the seeds of another profound international green movement had been planted to fundamentally transform our ability to feed the world.
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An Integrated Approach to Solving Interconnected Challenges
The Institute of Medicine’s recently released report highlights the critical interrelationships that exist as our society struggles with the global and local impacts of climate change. While the report focuses specifically on the potentially negative …
Green building boom at Turner Construction
Marc Gunther
Re-posted from www.MarcGunther.com
If you doubt that green buildings are a very big deal, talk to Michael Deane.
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Existing Buildings Seeing New Tenant Interest and Increased Savings with LEED
Is there a bright spot in this recession? Related to buildings, particularly, one would be hard-pressed to find one as most new construction markets have either slowed considerably or stalled completely. Given the downturn, more building owners and …
There’s More to Be Done: Government Summit Will Expand on Federal Government’s Green Building Efforts
With the release yesterday of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) sustainability scorecards for federal agencies and departments, the public got its first progress report on federal agency efforts to cut emissions.
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Score One for the Green Guys
In a scene we hope to see replicated in city council meeting rooms across the country, the Lakewood, Colo. City Council gave unanimous approval last month for the Lamar Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD) station project.
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Defending LEED
Jason F. McLennan
Chief Executive Officer
Cascadia Green Building Council
This article by Jason F. McLennan was originally printed in the Spring ’11 issue of Trim Tab, Cascadia Green Building Council’s magazine for transformational people and design. View the full length article »
USGBC Testifies on Strategies to Increase Efficiency in the Federal Government and Promote the Better Buildings Initiative
Doug Gatlin, U.S. Green Building Council’s Vice President of LEED, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the how the General Services Administration (GSA) can eliminate waste, cut costs and improve environmental performa…
EPA To Recognize Well-Planned Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the opening of the nomination period for its 10th Annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This award allows EPA to recognize and support communities that use innovative policies a…