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For former President Bill Clinton, the “right kind of future” for today’s K-12 students includes careers in energy efficiency and green schools.
Author: LEaD Blogger
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Igniting Change through Day of Service
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In 2012, Jason Gasperich of Connor Sports, a USGBC Member Company, received an email from the Green Apple team asking him to become involved with the Day of Service. Jason was one of the 1300 project captains across the globe who heeded that call and worked to make schools a better place for the generations of students to come.
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New Ways to Save Water in LEED v4
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This article was originally posted on edc magazine online on April 5, 2013.
The LEED rating system has introduced highly efficient toilets, urinals and entire irrigation systems to thousands of buildings—measures that will continue to be a focus of the next version of LEED. Mission accomplished? Not quite. LEED v4 expands those water-savings targets to appliances, cooling towers, commercial kitchen equipment and other areas that consume a huge proportion of water in many buildings.
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The Private Sector uses LEED and so should the Federal Government
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It’s simple, really. There’s nothing else like LEED to advance green building, whether you are a Fortune 100 company or the U.S. General Services Administration. If you’re serious about saving money, saving energy, reducing water, improving indoor air quality, making better material choices, and driving innovation, then LEED is the best choice, bar none. There’s nothing else even close.
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New and improved: LEED Interpretations and Addenda
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We’re working to make LEED easier to use, and over the next few months, you’ll notice several improvements to LEED Interpretations and rating system and reference guide addenda. The first step: we’re unveiling a new platform.
Welcome to our simplified, searchable database housing all the LEED Interpretations and addenda you need for your project in one central location.
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LEED Interpretations and Addenda
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We’re working to make LEED easier to use, and over the next few months, you’ll notice several improvements to LEED Interpretations and rating system and reference guide addenda. The first step: we’re unveiling a new platform.
Welcome to our simplified, searchable database housing all the LEED Interpretations and addenda you need for your project in one central location.
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It Was 20 Years Ago Today.
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In a few minutes I’ll board a plane for Rome, where I’ll attend the board meeting of the World Green Building Council. WGBC is 94 councils strong today, each one modeled on USGBC, which was the first council. And it was birthed 20 years ago today.
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Improving the Building Product Supply Chain, One LEED Volunteer at a Time
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USGBC has just announced that it is establishing a group of 11 to 15 volunteers to serve as a working group that will determine how to best implement Option 3 of the Material Ingredients credit proposed for LEED v4. The call for self-nominations of applicants posted April 1 to the volunteer opportunities page on the USGBC website, and USGBC will accept applications through May 1.
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Include Household Expenses to Better Assess Borrower’s Ability to Pay
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This article was originally posted on americanbanker.com on April 2, 2013
Since the 1930s, when the Federal Housing Administration published its earliest underwriting manuals, mortgage lenders have used a loan applicant’s debt-to-income ratio to measure his or her ability to pay a mortgage loan. But lenders today typically count only a limited basket of loan applicant expenses toward DTI: the new mortgage payment, taxes and insurance and other loan payments.
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Members: Register now to vote for LEED v4
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Videos:The LEED v4 Ballot is right around the corner. Want to vote? Register between April 1-30.
Who can register to vote?
All employees of USGBC national member organizations with membership in good standing since March 1, 2013. Membership should remain in good standing through the ballot period this summer. Be sure to register first.After registering, you’ll have access to the LEED v4 webcast series on LEED v4, which begins on April 10. Webcast topics include:
- LEED v4 Introduction