The July 1st quarterly addenda to the LEED rating systems and reference guides are now available. This release includes addenda for both LEED v4 and LEED 2009.
View the changes:
With the launch of LEED v4, USGBC also introduced a new format for the LEED reference guides — web-based.
Integrated into the LEED credit library, the web-based reference guide combines all of the information in the PDF versions of the guides with additional videos, tutorials and templates. It was built so that we could continuously add to it, which makes it a resource that continues to grow.
The Urban Green Council’s EBie Awards recognize improved environmental performance in existing buildings among building operators, facilities managers, owners, engineers, retro-commissioning agents and other professionals who conceived and implemented the work.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.
Building industry professionals and owners are placing increasing attention on health in design and construction plans according to a new SmartMarket report by McGraw Hill Construction. USGBC was a contributing partner to the report.
Designing for Disaster, a new exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., showcases the critical role of building design and construction in protecting against hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, earthquakes and other dangers. Resilience is a key tenet of the green building movement and USGBC’s work.
If you ask my friends to describe who I “am” for you, I’m willing to bet their answer will mention that I have a thing for elephants. Not surprisingly, it’s almost impossible these days to read anything about elephants that doesn’t mention their current plight in the face of increasingly widespread poaching, which always makes for rather heavy reading.
The final results of the LEED v2008 Homes Energy Update ballot are in with a final tally of 88% in favor of the rating system update — exceeding our goal of 66.7%.
Here’s the category breakdown for the results: