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Wind Energy Costs Near All-Time Low
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2013 Greenbuild Expo: Bigger and better
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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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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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Financing sustainability: student green fees
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Tuition increases are usually met with contention as the cost of higher education continues to rise. Nevertheless, many students across the country are lobbying for their school to institute a student green fee. Student green fees allow college campuses to finance sustainability initiatives and projects that may not have been possible otherwise. During my spring semester at Agnes Scott College, I was able to play an integral part in passing and implementing a student green fee on my campus.
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A message from Rick: LEED is looking forward
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I’d be hard put to call this latest skirmish about LEED’s effectiveness a raging battle; it strikes me as being typical of the passionate dialogue that has gotten us to where we are today. It’s people like the thousands of LEED committee volunteers and USGBC members who vote to continually raise the bar with LEED and, more importantly, those who use LEED on their projects every day. These are the people who have been most responsible for LEED becoming the global standard.
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Despite misguided media, LEED is looking forward
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I’d be hard put to call this latest skirmish about LEED’s effectiveness a raging battle; it strikes me as being typical of the passionate dialogue that has gotten us to where we are today. It’s people like the thousands of LEED committee volunteers and USGBC members who vote to continually raise the bar with LEED and, more importantly, those who use LEED on their projects every day. These are the people who have been most responsible for LEED becoming the global standard.
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LEED goes on vacation: California dreamin’
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Ah, California! Home to pristine beaches, lush forests, and vibrant cities, California is a vacationers paradise. Often lauded for its progressive environmental policy, commitment to LEED and its Greenbuilld hospitality, its diversity of LEED-certified vacation destinations should not be overlooked.
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An “Above and Beyond Volunteer” makes an impact in her community
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This month, Erin Wages was recognized as one of USGBC’s Above and Beyond Volunteers – volunteer leaders whose contributions have led to outstanding achievements for the green building community.