As October draws near and final preparations are underway, I wish to speak on behalf of the CaGBC to express our pride in hosting Greenbuild 2011. It’s actually quite fitting that the first Greenbuild outside of the United States be held in Canada beca…
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Rep. Ben Chandler Speaks on the Importance of Green Schools
Last week, Kentucky’s Rosa Parks Elementary was recognized for earning Energy Star certification, and reducing their energy usage by 47 percent with no additional cost to the school. In attendance was Rep.
Building Materials & Resources in the LEED 2012 Draft to Focus on Life Cycle Analysis and More Transparent Product Information
Washington, D.C. (September 13, 2011) – The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) next update to the LEED green building program, coined LEED 2012, will include updates to the Materials & Resources (MR) credit category. The updates reflect thousands of write-in comments received through the first LEED public comment period and include changes to existing LEED credit categories as well as two new credit categories, Integrated Process (IP) and Performance (PF).
Empire State Building Achieves LEED Gold
Craig Bloomfield, Jones Lang LaSalle
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Empire State Building Company, Jones Lang LaSalle and U.S. Green Building Council announce milestone achievement for World’s Most Famous Office Building
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USGBC Lends Support to get PACE Programs Moving
USGBC has thrown its support behind the latest legislation effort to revive Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE.
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Senate Panel Signals Support for Commercial Building Energy Survey
On Wednesday there was a good sign coming out of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the continued efforts to restart the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), the national survey that gathers statistical energy information on U.S….
The President, the Packers, and Winning One for the American People
I found myself sitting at the kitchen table last night, long after the President and the Packers were done.
The Packers won. What was keeping me up was the thought that the country might actually be able to pull our own victory out of what has been inc…
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For Prosperity and Security, Build a Resilient Nation
Tonight President Obama will address the nation to outline a jobs plan, propose a robust infrastructure initiative, restore confidence in a fragile economy and ensure our continued leadership in the new global economy.
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Send Us Your Videos!
What is your green school doing to advance green building, education and sustainability? Get your message out to thousands at Greenbuild 2011 by participating in the Greenbuild NEXT video campaign!
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GBCI Announces LEED Fellow Class of 2011
LEED Fellows represent green building industry’s most accomplished professionals
Washington, D.C. (September 6, 2011) – The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) today revealed the inaugural class of LEED Fellows. The LEED Fellow Program is GBCI’s new and most prestigious professional designation. The LEED Fellow designation recognizes exceptional contributions to green building and significant professional achievement within the rapidly growing community of LEED Professionals.