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Friday Roundup: University of Dayton makes a green promise, Volkswagen embraces LEED
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Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Why Are Some States Trying to Ban LEED Green Building Standards? The Atlantic Cities. USGBC’s Lane Burt interviewed in article that calls out the chemical and timber industries by name and addresses recent disputes over lumber standards that are leading some states to pass anti-LEED legislation.
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Free first year of USGBC membership for K-12 schools and districts
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The Center for Green Schools at USGBC is pleased to announce a new campaign to bring more K-12 schools and districts into the USGBC member community by offering a free first year of membership. We are committed to guaranteeing that schools and districts have a specific and valued place in our member body—a body that holds serious gravity in the work we do here at USGBC.
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High school sustainability curriculum helps students achieve LEED Green Associate in South Carolina
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South Carolina recently became the first state to offer a High School Sustainability Curriculum program, developed by the USGBC South Carolina Chapter, which now boasts graduates who have achieved their LEED Green Associate credentials.
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LEED in Motion, now in Spanish
Category:AnnouncementPublished on:10 Oct 2013Feature image:
Our newly released report, LEED in Motion: People and Progress, or LEED en Acción: Personas y Progreso, is now available in Spanish.
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Members only: LEED in Motion, now in Spanish
Category:AnnouncementPublished on:29 Aug 2013Feature image:
Our newly released report, LEED in Motion: People and Progress, or LEED en Acción: Personas y Progreso, available exclusively for USGBC members, is now available in Spanish.
Download the report »Stay tuned for a Chinese translation in the coming weeks.
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Session spotlight: Giving occupants the power to save energy
Category:EventPublished on:29 Aug 2013Feature image:
Let’s “clear the desk” of vampire, unused and underused energies!
In the Greenbuild 2013 education session, “Energy Chickens and Dashboard Players: Giving Occupants the Power to Save Energy,” audience members will learn how interactive play—an exciting, new generation of communication tools-games and dashboards—can save energy and improve environmental quality.
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Session spotlight: Giving occupants the power to save energy
Category:EventPublished on:29 Aug 2013Feature image:
Let’s “clear the desk” of vampire, unused and underused energies!
In the Greenbuild 2013 education session, “Energy Chickens and Dashboard Players: Giving Occupants the Power to Save Energy,” audience members will learn how interactive play—an exciting, new generation of communication tools-games and dashboards—can save energy and improve environmental quality.
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Session spotlight: giving cccupants the power to save energy
Category:EventPublished on:29 Aug 2013Feature image:
Let’s “clear the desk” of vampire, unused and underused energies!
In the Greenbuild 2013 education session, “Energy Chickens and Dashboard Players: Giving Occupants the Power to Save Energy,” audience members will learn how interactive play—an exciting, new generation of communication tools-games and dashboards—can save energy and improve environmental quality.
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New date and time: Greenbuild Keynote and Celebration
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The Greenbuild Keynote and Celebration has been moved from Wednesday, Nov. 20 to Thursday, Nov. 21.
The updated schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, Nov. 20
- 4:00-5:30 pm: Happy Hour in the Hall
Thursday, Nov. 21