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In 2004 I joined the U.S. Green Building Council and attended my first Greenbuild in Portland. Nine years later, I’m excited to return to the West Coast for Greenbuild 2012, being held in San Francisco from November 14-16.
What Will You Do @ Greenbuild 2012?
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In 2004 I joined the U.S. Green Building Council and attended my first Greenbuild in Portland. Nine years later, I’m excited to return to the West Coast for Greenbuild 2012, being held in San Francisco from November 14-16.
Hospitality Development Update: Moving Towards LEED
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Green construction starts have increased by 50% in the past two years, and now represent 25% of all new construction today, according to a study by McGraw Hill. Green …
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School Sustainability Leaders Summit Kicks Off!
Yesterday, we kicked off our School Sustainability Leaders Summit, which brought in our two green schools fellows, along with other school district staff from across the country.
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Tokyo’s Urban Cap and Trade for Commercial Buildings Sees Huge Success in First Year of Operation
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Tens of thousands of delegates from diverse backgrounds and geographical regions convened in Rio to protect the future we want through sustainable development policy. While progress was made on the negotiating text, few are satisfied with the level of commitments and accountability from national governments. However, the news from Rio isn’t entirely bleak. Subnational governments are leap-frogging the unambitious goals of national governments to realize their own goals of urban sustainability.
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USGBC Members and Stakeholders Speak at the GSA Listening Session
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You know from grade school, college, and maybe even your Ph.D program that an A+ is no easy feat.
Federal agencies know that, too: GSA recently received an A+ on the O…
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Ewa Makai Middle School Celebrates Green Ribbon Schools in Washington, D.C.
From June 3-5, I had the opportunity to attend the National Green Ribbon Ceremony in Washington, D.C. on behalf of Green Ribbon Schools Award. Wow! The ceremony and the ensuing meetings and events were just fantastic! Washington D.C. was the perfect …
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We’ve Got the Power – Bummmm…Bumpa…Bumm
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Cities Arrive in Force at Rio+20
I don’t know if that 1992 pop song “We Got the Power” was meant for cities. But it should have been. It certainly would have been apropos during Rio+20, where cities arrived in force.
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Recognized widely as the driving force behind many of the most significant actions taken to combat climate change, mayors from around the world came to Rio with a simple message: We’ve got the power.
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Existing Buildings = The 99%
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It’s hard to overstate the potential (and necessity) of greening our existing building stock. Buildings account for 73% of electricity consumption in the U.S. and 38% …
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Project Green Brings $5 Million to Sacramento Schools
One of the many reasons Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) was selected as one of two districts to receive a Center for Green Schools UTC Fellow was the development of Project Green. The District needed support to develop, manage and impl…