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The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Americas Regional Network is celebrating Earth Day with the release of a new educational video highlighting the work the Gr…
Energy Efficiency Experts 2013 Registration
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The U.S. Green Building Council is pleased to announce that space has been added to allow for an additional 100 attendees at the premier gathering of energy efficiency…
EPA Honors Winners of First-Ever Campus RainWorks Challenge
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University of Florida and Illinois Institute of Technology lead in design of green infrastructure on campus
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the four winners of the Campus RainWorks Challenge, a new design challenge created to inspire the next generation of landscape architects, planners and engineers to develop innovative green infrastructure systems that reduce stormwater pollution and support sustainable communities.
Top Three Tips: How to Renew Your LEED Credential Like a Pro
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“We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Accelerating our Green Building Efforts
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It was a big day in Ohio this week when professionals from across the region were convened by USGBC’s Central Ohio Chapter for Design Columbus. Set in the Center of S…
ENR Global Construction Summit
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Join ENR at the Global Construction Summit in NYC June 6 – 7, 2013. This essential conference brings together industry professionals from major construction markets around the world to explore growth opportunities and investigate solutions to the most pressing challenges on the international playing field.
First LEED for Healthcare Certification in the Country Complete
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No buildings impact the health of their occupants more directly than healthcare facilities, but the existing LEED rating systems weren’t designed specifically to record and reward green medical buildings. With the first building now certified under the LEED for Healthcare (LEED-HC) rating system, the industry has its first case study in the Group Health Puyallup Medical Center.
The Greenest Day(s) of the Year
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Earth Day is just around the corner, and while USGBC believes that every day is Earth Day, we can’t resist packing our schedules with a long list of events to celebrate an opportunity to promote healthy, sustainable buildings. Here are a few of the events we have lined up over the next two weeks. We hope to see you out there.
Campus Conservation Nationals in the Home Stretch!
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The Campus Conservation Nationals (CCN) competition closes in less than two weeks, and we are just 20,000 kWhs away from our national goal! Thousands of students across the nation have dedicated their time and creativity to “compete to reduce” energy and water consumption on campus and are now waiting to see if we reach the goal of reducing energy consumption by 2 million kWhs.
The Center for Green Schools at USGBC Scheduled to Help NBC’s TODAY Show Celebrate Earth Day on April 22
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NYC students to build green living walls on Rockefeller Plaza as part of Center’s Green Apple Initiative