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We’re looking to the manufacturing and design community to help make high-quality, healthy homes available for everyone.
Author: LEaD Blogger
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‘Greenest Student on Earth’ Scholarship Competition Launches Today
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Videos:The following is a guest post by Kaia Roman, International Communications Manager, Green School Bali
As the inaugural recipient of the USGBC Center for Green School’s ‘Greenest School on Earth’ award in 2012, Green School Bali launched a worldwide scholarship competition today seeking the ‘Greenest Student on Earth.‘ Exceptional young people who are working on environmental projects in their local communities are encouraged to apply.
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Business Leaders Tell Congress their Success is a Credit to Booming Green Building Industry
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“The business case for building green has already been proven,” said Jim Allen, the CEO of the Sloan Valve Company, at a Congressional briefing last week showcasing how businesses benefit from green building.
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Follow the Green Building Code- How Living Architecture fits into California’s New Green Code
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This article was co-authored by Jeremy Sigmon and Wes Sullens. It was first printed in the spring 2013 issue of Living Architecture Monitor Magazine (Volume 15, Issue 1)
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Armed Forces Green Building Leaders to Convene in Virginia Beach
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Hampton Roads Virginia – Feb. 18, 2013 – Facilities in the United States Armed Forces lead the way in implementing sustainable design and construction practices. Hampton Roads Green Building Council (HRGBC), a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, will showcase these practices at GREEN IN THE MILITARY 4 (GIM4), Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
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Refinements in Materials & Resources
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We are in the midst of a really exciting time for LEED and USGBC. LEED v4 will be balloted in June of this year and in the time we have leading up to that point, USGBC is taking every moment to make sure the system is fully usable and the program has been thoroughly tested.
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Green Building Accelerating Around the World
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The following is a guest post by Harvey M. Bernstein, Vice President of Industry Insights & Alliances, McGraw-Hill Construction and John Mandyck, Chief Sustainability Officer for United Technologies Climate, Controls & Security
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A Nod to Demand Response from the White House
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Two years ago, USGBC had the crazy idea of bringing together both sides of the grid – utilities and technology solution providers AND owners and managers of LEED registered and certified buildings – with the end goal of increasing participation in Demand Response and Smart Grid programs.
And now there’s one more voice to add to the conversation: that of the Federal Government.
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The Silliest Sequester: Pumping the Brakes on Green Building Programs that Save Taxpayer Dollars
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I’m not an economist, but if I am trying to save money, I don’t stop depositing money into my savings account.
I’m not a CEO, but if I had a division of a business that was turning a profit with every dollar invested, I would probably look at ways to increase investment, not reduce it.
But the coming sequester will make arbitrary across-the-board cuts in government program budgets, including extremely successful programs that pay for themselves in energy efficiency and green building. That’s not a very effective way to reduce government spending.
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Innovative Green Building Policy Achieves 23% Reductions in Second Year
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In January 2013, the Metropolitan Government of Tokyo announced the results of the second year of reporting for its cap-and-trade program for commercial and industrial buildings.