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Everything you need to know to pass your Green Associate
We had a great turnout for our #LEEDGA twitter chat last week. Four LEED Green Associate panelists gave their insider study and test tips, and answered our followers’ questions. Here’s the full scoop in case you missed it: -
Win some green to make a difference
Need a little help with your Green Apple Day of Service project? We’re giving away three Visa gift cards to help you transform your school into a healthy, safe, cost-efficient and productive learning space where students have clean and healthy air to breathe, and where energy and resources are conserved.Feature image:
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More options for LEED projects interested in demand response
Category:Announcement; Program OverviewPublished on:2 Aug 2013Feature image:
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Meet the two newest members of the DRPP team.
The Demand Response Partnership Program (DRPP) is a collaborative effort that unites the demand and supply side of the energy grid with the goal of increasing participation in smart grid and demand response programs. Today we’re proud to announce our two newest members.
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Partnering for Faithful Stewardship
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The Interfaith Power & Light (IPL) Campaign is a religious response to global warming and we are excited about our new partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. We reach almost every faith tradition, and look for common ground – things all faiths can agree on. That’s not always so easy, but we do agree that saving energy saves money. And most people, no matter how wealthy or poor, whether Christian, Jew or Muslim, enjoy saving money. Do most people see saving energy as a matter of faith? Not necessarily.
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Mid-year report card highlights Center victories and momentum
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Today, the Center for Green Schools released its mid-year report card, which checks in on progress toward our 2013 goals and reviews the most meaningful and quantifiable moments of the first two quarters of the calendar year. The report card is organized using the Center’s four strategic goals as subsections, and utilizes a combination of graphics, icons and imagery to illustrate our current standings as we track toward annual goals.
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Homes 2008 update: Public comment is open now
Category:AnnouncementPublished on:1 Aug 2013Feature image:
USGBC is addressing the changes made to energy codes over that last three years in the residential construction market sector with an update to the current version of LEED for Homes (2008). The first step in this process is a public comment period, open now through September 16, 2013, that presents all changes to the public for review and feedback.
View the credit open for comment
This update effects EA credit 1: Optimize Energy Performance in two ways.
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New report: 4.3 million people live and work in LEED-certified buildings
Category:Research; ReportPublished on:1 Aug 2013URL:Feature image:
Download the report, LEED in Motion: People and Progress – exclusively for USGBC members.
Are you one of 4.3 million?
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We estimate 4.3 million people live and work in LEED-certified buildings
Category:Research; ReportPublished on:1 Aug 2013Feature image:
Are you one in 4.3 million?
For the first time, in the opening installment of our LEED in Motion report series, we’ve estimated the total number of people who live and work in LEED-certified buildings (4.3 million)—as well as the number of people who experience (including retail patrons, students, etc.) a LEED-certified building on any given day (6.2 million). These numbers help quantify the massive amount of people who benefit from healthier, more efficient LEED buildings every single day—and we’re pretty excited about it.
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The West Region market briefs and state snapshots
Category:ReportPublished on:1 Aug 2013Feature image:
The individuals at the core of USGBC’s chapter network represent the tremendous potential of a volunteer-driven organization. To leverage the intellectual capital that this community offers, an organization must be horizontally integrated, open and transparent, and it must also encourage the expression of creativity. The USGBC regions were created to help support and grow these fundamental concepts.
