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Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Senators try to ban ‘green’ standards, Columbus Dispatch. The chemical industry lobby is trying to prohibit LEED for all public buildings in Ohio — don’t let them!
Category: Industry
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New Credentials account now available
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We’re excited to announce the latest enhancements to your credential experience.
Now you can manage your LEED credentials, view or report credential maintenance activities, and register for an exam on usgbc.org.
Check out these highlights:
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Friday Roundup: California chapter highlights health, gearing up for Greenbuild
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Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Elevating green building as a health issue, San Jose Mercury News. The USGBC Northern California Chapter has launched the Building Health Initiative, partnering with companies such as Google, Adobe, Genentech and Kaiser Permanente.
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Certification showing it’s worth the investment
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At a time when businesses, governments and consumers are looking for ways to deliver the most sustainability ‘bang for their buck’, credible standards are starting to show that they’re worth the investment.
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Friday Roundup: LEED stays out front, first v4 certification
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Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Clash of the green giants, Portland Tribune. This feature takes an in-depth look at why LEED is the world’s premier system for guiding the design, construction and operation of green buildings.
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VERGE SF: Envisioning the future of big data and green building
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Why “Big Data” will transform the design, construction, and operation of the built environment.
So, an engineer, scientist, designer, and an entrepreneur walk into a bar… It could be the beginning of a bad joke, but in San Francisco last week these professionals all agreed on at least one thing: Big Data will transform the design, construction, and operation of the built environment.
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Study: Extra costs minimal for LEED-certified hospitals
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Gail Vittori co-authored this article with Robin Guenther, FAIA, LEED AP, Perkins+Will, and Breeze Glazer, LEED AP, Perkins+Will.
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Notice: My Credentials account downtime
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Article updated Nov. 4
If you’re a LEED professional, please note that your My Credentials account will be unavailable from Monday, Oct. 28 to Tuesday, Nov. 5 while we make exciting new updates.
During this time you won’t be able to record any CE hours.
If you need assistance please contact us at 1-800-795-1747.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience during this time.
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Last chance to earn a specialty credential
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This is your last chance to earn a specialty credential for free without taking the exam.
LEED APs without a specialty can upgrade to a BD+C, ID+C or O+M specialty, with USGBC’s Principles of LEED webinar series (only available through Oct. 27, 2013).
This free six-hour webinar series satisfies the upgrade requirements for your LEED AP with specialty credential.
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Friday Roundup: v4 means business, green growth in Philly
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4 ways LEED v4 will change business, GreenBiz. LEED v4’s focus on transparency, life-cycle assessment, responsible sourcing and hazard ingredient reporting are critical elements as v4 becomes the new normal in the building sector.