The weather held off for the USGBC South Florida Chapter Treasure Coast Branch’s first Generation Green Event on April 21, 2012. 175 registered attendees representing four counties attended the Generation Green Awards Ceremony.
The program wa…
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“If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development.” – Aristotle
Note: this blog was originally published on The Guardian
When you think of Houston you might think of 10-gallon cowboy hats, Nasa and a terrific barbecue. But you might not necessarily think about green building and sustainability initiatives.
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Last week, Rachel Gutter visited the Green School in Bali, Indonesia to present them with the Center for Green Schools “2012 Greenest School on Earth” Award. The school has some incredible features, such as structures made from environmentally friendly…
Every day should be Earth Day. But having a holiday to serve as an important reminder and a rallying point for all makes celebrating that much sweeter…and significant.
We asked you about your #EarthDay plans on Twitter: Read on for some of our favor…
Earlier this week, USGBC announced a Fourth Public Comment period for LEED 2012, running from May 1 – 15. While we’re not particularly looking forward to the upcoming sleepless nights required to keep things on schedule, staff is excited about other aspects of this upcoming comment period.
Take a seat. Lose your stereotypes. Grab a few hush puppies and a glass of sweet tea. Here’s a few highlights you may have otherwise missed about how energy efficiency and green building is moving forward in the Southeast.
Part One: Mainstreet Green in Music City
My time in Frankfurt had a rather interesting start.
For those of you who haven’t been there, at first glance, Frankfurt is a very conservative, very straight-laced, finance-focused town. So, it came as quite a pleasant juxtaposition that my home base in Frankfurt was a cool boutique hotel that I can only describe as a trendy vampire pad…with a bird fetish.
This is the story of how I almost drank a 45 euro shot of Japanese whiskey, why I fell in love with Amsterdam, and the Dutch LEED AP – who, through his friendship and sincere passion for LEED – has touched my heart and validated for me yet again the transformational power that is LEED.
I’ll rt with the LEED AP.