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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
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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
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Let them know #LEEDworks!
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When was the last time you talked to your Senator? Does he or she know green buildings are important to you?
Join green building advocates from across the country as we band together to let our elected officials know #LEEDworks!
The #LEEDworks campaign kicks off Monday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Aug. 30.
You can participate in three ways:
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Friday Roundup: Making the world’s game greener, Broadway likes LEED
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Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Green Goals Set for Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums, Environment News Service. FIFA is hosting several workshops in Brazil as it works to make sustainability a focal point of the upcoming World Cup. -
A student’s perspective: Green Apple Day of Service on a college campus
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For our first year as an official group at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California, our USGBC Students group have decided to kick off the semester with a Green Apple Day of Service project. We’ve decided to host a project that is close to home and utilizes some of our campus’ unique features. With these intentions in mind, the USGBC Students in partnership with the LMU Office of Sustainability, will host a Garden Learning Day for the children of the LMU Children’s Center on campus.
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The Southeast Region market briefs and state snapshots
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Over the last few decades, the Southeast Region has experienced exceptional growth in population. This is a rich and diverse section of the country with numerous natural resources including large forests, mountain streams, coastal areas and agricultural commerce. Generally, these states have few large urban hubs and numerous small towns and rural communities. The chapters of Southeast Regional Committee (SERC) share similar demographics, opportunities and challenges.
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Project Spotlight: Re-certification of Adobe SF 601 Townsend
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“The greenest building is the one that is already built,” remarked architect Carl Elefante. The greenest of the green, then, might be that fine old structure saved from the wrecker’s ball and brought up to the state of the art in energy efficiency and all of the other attributes of “greenness.” 601 Townsend Street in the South-of-Market district of San Francisco is one such building. Designed by the noted firm of Sutton & Weeks for the Pacific Steel and Hardware Company, the three-story, brick building was completed in 1905, just in time to survive the 1906 earthquake.
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School sustainability leaders: the power on the front line
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For the third summer in a row, a small group of powerful people gathered in the USGBC offices this past June to talk green schools strategy. These individuals directly affect the health and education of over 4.3 million students, and their decisions sway local markets and influence the management of millions of square footage of public property. Who are they? They are school district sustainability managers, and they represent the front line of green schools work across the country.
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State lawmakers continue to raise the bar around green schools
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At USGBC, we know that state legislators are some of the most influential decision makers in the movement for healthy, high-performing schools. Each year, state lawmakers surpass expectations and prove themselves to be leaders capable of driving real change.
