September 2012 – Page 2

Friday Roundup: World Green Building Week Wraps

Written by LEaD Blogger on September 21st, 2012. Leave a comment

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Happy Friday: Check out our favorite clips and announcements from this week (World Green Building Week, at that!) – and share your own in the comments.
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Grammy Award-Winning Band Train to Headline Greenbuild Celebration in San Francisco

Written by LEaD Blogger on September 21st, 2012. Leave a comment

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Performance at historic Bill Graham Civic Auditorium will celebrate green building movement

San Francisco, Calif. – (Sept. 21, 2012) – Three-time Grammy Award-winning band, Train, will perform before thousands of green building professionals and community members at the upcoming Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Greenbuild, the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, will take place Nov. 14-16 in San Francisco, Calif.

What to Expect at the Greenbuild 2012 Expo: An Inside Look from a Greenbuild Groupie

Written by LEaD Blogger on September 20th, 2012. Leave a comment

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It’s coming – that time of year when the leaves start to fall and the breeze feels just a little cooler. For most of us, autumn means breaking out that new sweater you’ve been dying to wear or gearing up for that Pumpkin Spice Latte you’ve been dreaming of since July.

But for those of us in the green building industry, the onset of fall means one thing: GREENBUILD.

World Green Building Week 2012: USGBC Focuses on Resilient Buildings as Key to Protecting our Future

Written by LEaD Blogger on September 19th, 2012. Leave a comment

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This past Monday, Sept. 17, a chorus of voices from around the world spoke out in support of “Green Buildings for Great Communities,” the theme of this year’s World Green Building Week, hosted by World Green Building Council. Green building councils from 90 nations organized hundreds of events to educate the public about the health, environmental and economic benefits of sustainable design and construction.

Greenbuild SF: Expanding the Conversation

Written by LEaD Blogger on September 19th, 2012. Leave a comment

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Kira Gould

By bringing Greenbuild to San Francisco this November, USGBC has come full circle back to its original birthplace, here in the Bay Area. The conference has surprisingly never been to California, and USGBC’s Northern California Chapter (USGBC-NCC) leadership is pretty psyched… and they have big plans to make sure that everyone coming will have a great Greenbuild experience.