The LEED Volume Program allows large users of LEED to certify buildings across their portfolio in a streamlined fashion, bringing a new level of speed and efficiency to our mission of greening the built environment. LEED Volume unites the large-scale building and management efforts of organizations with the rigor of LEED.
Category: LEED
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A Building Worthy of the Green Revolution
Before the green building movement that USGBC helped launch roughly 20 years ago, the seeds of another profound international green movement had been planted to fundamentally transform our ability to feed the world.
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Green building boom at Turner Construction
Marc Gunther
Re-posted from www.MarcGunther.comIf you doubt that green buildings are a very big deal, talk to Michael Deane.
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Existing Buildings Seeing New Tenant Interest and Increased Savings with LEED
Is there a bright spot in this recession? Related to buildings, particularly, one would be hard-pressed to find one as most new construction markets have either slowed considerably or stalled completely. Given the downturn, more building owners and managers are seeking ways to improve their existing properties both to attract and retain tenants and to realize savings from energy and other retrofits. A bright spot? Perhaps.
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There’s More to Be Done: Government Summit Will Expand on Federal Government’s Green Building Efforts
With the release yesterday of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) sustainability scorecards for federal agencies and departments, the public got its first progress report on federal agency efforts to cut emissions.
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Score One for the Green Guys
In a scene we hope to see replicated in city council meeting rooms across the country, the Lakewood, Colo. City Council gave unanimous approval last month for the Lamar Station Transit Oriented Development (TOD) station project.
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USGBC Testifies on Strategies to Increase Efficiency in the Federal Government and Promote the Better Buildings Initiative
Doug Gatlin, U.S. Green Building Council’s Vice President of LEED, testified before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the how the General Services Administration (GSA) can eliminate waste, cut costs and improve environmental performance through improved building management and purchasing.
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Defending LEED
Jason F. McLennan
Chief Executive Officer
Cascadia Green Building CouncilThis article by Jason F. McLennan was originally printed in the Spring ’11 issue of Trim Tab, Cascadia Green Building Council’s magazine for transformational people and design. View the full length article »
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EPA To Recognize Well-Planned Communities
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the opening of the nomination period for its 10th Annual National Award for Smart Growth Achievement. This award allows EPA to recognize and support communities that use innovative policies and strategies to strengthen their economies, provide housing and transportation choices, develop in ways that bring benefits to a wide range of residents, and protect the environment.