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  • Thomas Edison State College in NJ Awards Course Credit for LEED Professional Credentials

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    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 15, 2013) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) today announced LEED Professional Credentials have been approved for college credit through New Jersey’s State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) initiative. SESP is the result of an award to the NJ State Employment and Training Commission from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration to support employment growth and retention within the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries.

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  • Advocacy Update: Promoting policy for energy efficiency, resilience & green schools

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    Cheat Sheet
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    15 Aug 2013
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    July was another busy month for USGBC’s advocacy shop. Working hand-in-hand with our invaluable volunteers and member companies, our team is building stronger ties with our networks, empowering community action and advancing sound public policy to accelerate green building all across the country. 

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  • Green Buildings and Human Health

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    Program Overview

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    15 Aug 2013

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    USGBC has started exploring how to clearly link the market transformation that the green building movement has inspired to its opportunity to create an equally transformational impact on human health. In “Health is a Human Right. Green Building Can Help,” a report from USGBC’s Green Building & Human Health Summit in early 2013, we examine ways to promote and protect human health in relation to the built environment.  

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  • Some InSite into the Solar Decathlon Competition

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    Story
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    14 Aug 2013
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    Team Middlebury is on a solar mission.

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  • USGBC’s LEED in Motion Report Reveals More Than 4.3 Million People Live and Work in LEED-Certified Buildings

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    New report series demonstrates breadth, momentum of green building movement

    Washington, D.C. — (Aug. 14, 2013) — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its inaugural LEED in Motion report, a holistic statistical snapshot of the green building movement aimed at equipping its members with the insight to make a strong case for sustainable building activity.

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  • Pioneering new opportunities in new frontiers

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    Story

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    14 Aug 2013

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    I come from an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean famous for its beautiful beaches and the 1.2 million inhabitants from various parts of the world. Mauritius, my country, forms part of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), which have serious vulnerabilities due to the effects of climate change. I was blessed to live close to nature all my life. It has allowed me to develop a deep connection to my local environment and the planet, for that matter.

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  • Wind Energy Costs Near All-Time Low

    Annual wind power additions boomed to a record level last year while prices plummeted close to an all-time low, according to a new DOE report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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  • 2013 Greenbuild Expo: Bigger and better

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    Event

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    13 Aug 2013

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    Updated on 8/21/2013

    One of my favorite things about working on the Greenbuild team is being encouraged by our committees, working groups and upper management to push the envelope on creativity and innovation.

    We don’t want to be a run of the mill conference. Instead we want our attendees and exhibitors to walk away talking about the great speakers, inspiring plenaries, informative presentations and all the cool things they’ve never seen at a show before. 

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  • Become a Green Rater: Take our Greenbuild pre-conference training

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    Green Raters provide in-the-field verification services at each and every LEED for Homes Project.

    The residential LEED Rating Systems include LEED for Homes and Multifamily Mid-rise Rating Systems. This pair of rating systems is unique because projects pursuing certification are verified onsite by a LEED for Homes Green Rater. 

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  • Become a Green Rater: Take our Greenbuild pre-conference training

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    Green Raters provide in-the-field verification services at each and every LEED for Homes Project.

    The residential LEED Rating Systems include LEED for Homes and Multifamily Mid-rise Rating Systems. This pair of rating systems is unique because projects pursuing certification are verified onsite by a LEED for Homes Green Rater. 

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