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Editor’s note: Browse the January issue of EDC, the official magazine for the LEED Professional – and preview the piece “Life Cycle & LEED” by Joel Ann Todd below. Sign up today to get your free digital edition of EDC.
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Exemplifying Energy Management: Meeting Massive Goals
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Building Resilience: 6 Lessons from Superstorm Sandy
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Superstorm Sandy forced many people to abandon the homes, offices, schools, churches and stores in their communities for extended periods of time to seek refuge. This extreme event placed a heavy burden on those affected and was a test of how well these buildings were designed and operated. The results were mixed.
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President Sends Consumers, Taxpayers a Stocking Stuffer by Signing Energy Efficiency Bill
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On Tuesday, President Obama signed into law H.R. 6582, the American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act. The bill garnered broad support: a 398-2 vote in the House of Representatives and a unanimous consent vote in the Senate.
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Let’s all commit to building a better nation & a better world.
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Watch USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi’s Greenbuild 2012 keynote speech.
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A STRONG Act for a Stronger America
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Most pieces of legislation start with a series of customary “findings.” But the findings section of the Strengthening The Resiliency of Our Nation on the Ground (STRONG) Act of 2012 reads like a biblical warning.
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Senator Inouye’s Legacy Calls for Continued Commitment to the Environment
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Advancing research on undersea alternative energy sources, promoting renewable energy generation, supporting habitat conservation and the protection of endangered species and vulnerable ecosystems—this is just a short list of some of the seminal environmental efforts and policies that Senator Daniel K. Inouye’s supported over his 58 years of distinguished public service. All of us from Hawaii and all across the nation are deeply saddened by his passing yesterday.
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Across a Portfolio, Vornado Takes LEED to a New Level
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Vornado Realty Trust, one of the largest owners and managers of commercial real estate in the United States, recently achieved LEED certification at 30 properties in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan region.
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Green School Facts
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FACT: LEED-certified schools are designed to save energy, water and money. The operations and maintenance of a building are critical components to ensuring ongoing building performance.
Whether it’s a school, a data center or an office building, proper operation and maintenance of any green building is critical to ensure ongoing, long-term LEED performance.
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With End of Oil in Sight, Saudi Arabia’s LEED Community is Vision of Sustainable Future
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Given the recent revelations that Saudi Arabia may be running out of oil, and that the U.S. is poised to surpass the kingdom as an oil producer, it is no surprise that the kingdom is looking at ways to diversify its economy and its energy future.