LEED Blogger

Category: Industry

  • Video: Make It Right rebuilds to LEED Platinum in New Orleans

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    We visited New Orleans with Make It Right, an organization that builds healthy, high-efficient and safe homes for people and communities in need.

    Forty percent of LEED for Homes units fall into the affordable housing sector, and you can see 100 of them, brought to fruition by Make It Right, on display in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, one of the areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina. 

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  • Women, Sports and the Environment Symposium in July

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    12 Jun 2014
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    At the heart of the Green Sports Alliance is the goal to leverage the power of the sports industry to create broad cultural change as it pertains to environmental stewardship, community health and sustainability. A key part of this vision is to ensure all members of the sports community are actively engaged and using their unique skills to advance the green sports movement, and the Women, Sports and the Environment (WSE) Symposium provides an opportunity to convene and support women from all sectors of the industry in this effort.

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  • Thank you, Holland sisters!

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    Announcement
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    10 Jun 2014
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    Big thanks to the Holland sisters, who met their goal and raised $25,000 for Project Haiti. Over the last six months, Kylie (14), Devon (13) and Piper (11) Holland worked tirelessly to promote Invitation to Dream–a collection of cool bedtime ballads sung by sister Devon. 100% of the profits from CD sales went directly towards Project Haiti, and have helped us get closer to our goal of breaking ground on what will be the first LEED-certified

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  • Improving materials selection through chemical hazard assessment [DC Event June 16]

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    9 Jun 2014
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    “Increasing transparency and scientific understanding around the health impacts of building materials is unquestionably a timely and complex topic.

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  • Education at Dwell on Design in Los Angeles

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    6 Jun 2014
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    The USGBC community is invited to America’s largest design event, Dwell on Design, returning to the Los Angeles Convention Center, June 20-22.

    Curated by the editors of Dwell magazine, this exciting three-day celebration of modern design invites you to explore the latest sustainable design trends, attend thought-provoking conversations, network face-to-face with industry leaders, tour some of the area’s greenest homes, and more!

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  • By nature’s design: Forest stewardship in action

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    6 Jun 2014
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    This article was originally featured in the December 2013 issue of North Bay Biz magazine.

    Throughout the world, ancient cultures have demonstrated a reverence for trees as part of their core belief. Have we lost our way in the midst of progress and growth?

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  • USGBC Announces Expanded Support for LEED Green Building Program in India

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    India Third on List of Countries in the World with Most LEED-Certified Space

    New Delhi — (5 June 2014) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the creator and administrator of LEED, announced today it was expanding its support of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), the popular global green building program, in India.

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  • Going green with Kimberly-Clark

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    4 Jun 2014
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    When it comes to buildings, new and old alike, sustainability is no longer simply about design. it’s also about ensuring high-level, ongoing, and environmentally sound operations.

    When MGM Resorts International began work on CityCenter—an 18-million-square-foot complex of resorts, residential towers, stores, and conference space in Las Vegas—there was no question that the company would be building green.

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  • Rick Fedrizzi on President Obama’s proposal to reduce carbon dioxide pollution

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    2 Jun 2014
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    Combating climate change is one of the world’s most pressing challenges. We will be defined by how we respond to this challenge and the actions we take today to ensure a better future for our children and our children’s children.  And there is no more powerful action than leading by example.

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  • Webinar: Building and maintaining partnerships in China

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    This webinar has been cancelled.

    In this webinar experts will discuss how to execute a successful strategy in China by building and maintaing partnerships.

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