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3 Cities That Used Natural Disasters to Revitalize Their Futures, Governing. Cities like Greensburg, Kan., hit with cataclysmic events, have seized the opportunity to rebuild smarter, greener and more resilient.
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Friday Roundup: Cities turn tragedy to opportunity, preserve pivotal energy law
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Celebrating the creativity of teachers
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With nearly 500 teachers in our Green Classroom Professional (GCP) community, the Center for Green Schools is excited that our connection to classrooms around the country has become stronger than ever. The GCP online course and exam has strengthened these teachers’ ability to:
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Local Wind Power: The Next Renewable Trend?
Wind turbines that generate power close to where it will be used are becoming increasingly popular in the U.S. -
GMEGG: Bringing sustainability to the expo floor one booth at a time
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One of the most impactful pieces of Greenbuild’s sustainability program is an acronym you may have never heard of – GMEGG.
While it’s less visible than our tote bags made from plastic bottles, or our 200 recycling volunteers, GMEGG affects every exhibitor at Greenbuild, and it also has a huge environmental impact on the show.
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GMEGG: Bringing sustainability to the expo floor one booth at a time
Category:AnnouncementPublished on:8 Aug 2013Feature image:
One of the most impactful pieces of Greenbuild’s sustainability program is an acronym you may have never heard of – GMEGG.
While it’s less visible than our tote bags made from plastic bottles, or our 200 recycling volunteers, GMEGG affects every exhibitor at Greenbuild, and it also has a huge environmental impact on the show.
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GMEGG: Bringing sustainability to the expo floor one booth at a time
Category:AnnouncementPublished on:8 Aug 2013Feature image:
One of the most impactful pieces of Greenbuild’s sustainability program is an acronym you may have never heard of – GMEGG.
While it’s less visible than our tote bags made from plastic bottles, or our 200 recycling volunteers, GMEGG affects every exhibitor at Greenbuild, and it also has a huge environmental impact on the show.
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National Stormwater Calculator is live
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EPA’s National Stormwater Calculator is a desktop application that estimates the annual amount of rainwater and frequency of runoff from a specific site anywhere in the United States. Estimates are based on local soil conditions, land cover, and historic rainfall records. It is designed to be used by anyone interested in reducing runoff from a property, including:
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Five tips for a successful Green Apple Day of Service
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With this year’s Green Apple Day of Service just two months away, it’s time to start thinking about how your project will come together. I’m asked all the time for ideas on where to get supplies and resources for events, so I pulled together five of my favorite tips for getting what you need to make your Day of Service a success.
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Changes to required signatory on credit forms
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In our continued effort to streamline the LEED certification process, the required signatories have been relaxed in the LEED 2009 credit forms (versions 3.0 through 6.0). With the primary goal of reducing the burden on project teams, the forms were modified to allow any team member completing the form to verify the signatory statements, regardless of their designated role in LEED Online. This change applies to all previously designated Owner and Non Owner required signatories.
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Green Sports Alliance & USGBC team up to advance sports greening
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In the early summer of this year, the Green Sports Alliance officially teamed up with the U.S. Green Building Council in an effort to advance the development and promotion of green building initiatives in professional and collegiate sports.