USGBC’s 2012 advocacy campaign agenda is designed to empower local advocates to advance USGBC public policy priorities in their state capitols and city halls. Each campaign was launched with a suite of supporting resources to make it easier for advocates and includes a campaign brief and draft legislative text.
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USGBC Orange County Looks To Refine the Green Classroom Concept
Note: This blog is reposted from THE Journal and was written by Bridget McCrea
USGBC Looks To Refine the Green Classroom Concept
One chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is taking a first step in a wide-scale classroom “greening” project for publ…
EDC named the Official Magazine for the LEED ® Professional
Written by Michelle Hucal, LEED AP
Associate Publisher, EDC
Troy, Mich. — Environmental Design + Construction (EDC) is pleased to announce that the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named EDC “The Official Magazine for the LEED® Professional.” This exciting news has developed from a 15-year partnership between EDC and USGBC. EDC will now be available for free to all 96,000+ LEED APs with specialty and LEED Green Associates.
May I Borrow Your Jumper Cables?
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Lauren Riggs
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“May I borrow some jumper cables?” The brick building asked the building next door. The brick building’s energy use was out of control; It needed to kick-start its efficiency. The building next door answered with Energy Jumpstart, the new pilot prerequisite in USGBC’s Pilot Credit Library. USGBC hopes that this pilot can act as a set of jumper cables to stir up a segment of the buildings market that has the potential to make huge energy efficiency gains.
U.S. Green Building Council Announces the LEED Green Building Program to Recognize Energy Credits from BREEAM
Announcement is focused on existing buildings and streamlines the building certification process in Europe
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Bringing Green Building Outcomes to Affordable Homes
The benefits of green building – quality, healthy and safe environments that are cost effective – should be available to all. These outcomes are especially critical in affordable housing where studies show that income level segments that rely on affordable housing often pay more in utility and water costs then people of with higher incomes. It’s a problem that needs a solution.
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Resiliency & Sustainability: A Great Convergence and Synergies in Solutions
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It’s not zero sum. It’s not either/or. It’s not this or that.
Instead, when it comes to sustainability and resiliency, we need (and thankfully we’re seeing) a great convergence.
Not only do the agendas of these two great causes overlap, but their destinies must be forged together.
It Doesn’t stop at the LEED Certification Plaque: Why Ongoing Building Performance Tracking Matters
It has become widely accepted across the commercial real estate world that LEED certification has the potential to add value by presenting a number of benefits including higher rental yields, lower vacancy rates, reduced operating costs and improved em…
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Senate Hearing Highlights Sustainable Success by the Navy and Marine Corps
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH) and Senator Mark Warner (VA) convened a field hearing on the USS Kearsarge on the role of the Navy and Marine Corps in reducing energy consumption, minimizing water use and expanding renewable energy generation. As a member …
We Asked, You Answered: #LEED2012
Last Thursday, many of you – architects, writers, USGBC chapter members, activists, consultants – joined me on Twitter for a live tweet-up on LEED 2012. It was a doozy – and I mean that in the best way. Your questions were thought-provoking and interesting, spanning from building performance to market transformation to the cost of LEED. Thanks to your participation, we covered a lot of ground in one fast-paced hour.