LEED

#LEEDWorks – the green building community has spoken

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Announcement

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2 Jul 2013

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USGBC President and CEO Rick Fedrizzi boldly states "LEED works"

LEED works. It’s working to protect the environment. It’s working to save you money. It’s working to build better and stronger communities. And it works because of you.

Today, because of your work, LEED takes a significant step forward in its critical role of driving a more sustainable built environment.  With the overwhelming passage of LEED v4, our community once again embraced leadership and paved the way for the next generation of green building.

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Industry

Friday Roundup: Energy efficient Empire State Building, existing buildings, EBie Awards

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The Empire State Building. Credit: Ami's via Flickr

Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:

Empire State Bldg’s energy savings beat forecast, Crain’s New York Business. The LEED Gold-certified New York City landmark saved $2.3 million on its energy costs in 2012 and $2.4 million in 2011, topping anticipated savings by 4% and 5%, respectively.

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LEED

Health is a human right — green building can help

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Category: 
Report

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28 Jun 2013

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Today we released “Health is a Human Right. Green Building Can Help,” a report from USGBC’s Green Building & Human Health Summit earlier this year that explores ways to promote and protect human health in relation to the built environment. More than 100 people contributed to the robust conversation, and we’ve attempted to summarize their thoughtful comments here.

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