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USGBC Orange County Looks To Refine the Green Classroom Concept
Note: This blog is reposted from THE Journal and was written by Bridget McCrea
USGBC Looks To Refine the Green Classroom Concept
One chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council is taking a first step in a wide-scale classroom “greening” project for public K-12 schools nationwide.
By Bridget McCrea
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Campaign Advocacy Offers a Menu of Policy Options for Chapters and Legislatures
USGBC’s 2012 advocacy campaign agenda is designed to empower local advocates to advance USGBC public policy priorities in their state capitols and city halls. Each campaign was launched with a suite of supporting resources to make it easier for advocates and includes a campaign brief and draft legislative text.
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U.S. Green Building Council Announces the LEED Green Building Program to Recognize Energy Credits from BREEAM
Announcement is focused on existing buildings and streamlines the building certification process in Europe
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May I Borrow Your Jumper Cables?
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“May I borrow some jumper cables?” The brick building asked the building next door. The brick building’s energy use was out of control; It needed to kick-start its efficiency. The building next door answered with Energy Jumpstart, the new pilot prerequisite in USGBC’s Pilot Credit Library. USGBC hopes that this pilot can act as a set of jumper cables to stir up a segment of the buildings market that has the potential to make huge energy efficiency gains.
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If You Want to See Change, Head to New Orleans
This past Monday, Center for Green Schools Director Rachel Gutter and I presented plaques to the first four LEED certified schools in New Orleans. These four schools represented not only a huge accomplishment for the Recovery School District and the city, but also for Louisiana, with these schools being the first in the state to become certified.
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Bringing Green Building Outcomes to Affordable Homes
The benefits of green building – quality, healthy and safe environments that are cost effective – should be available to all. These outcomes are especially critical in affordable housing where studies show that income level segments that rely on affordable housing often pay more in utility and water costs then people of with higher incomes. It’s a problem that needs a solution.
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It Doesn’t stop at the LEED Certification Plaque: Why Ongoing Building Performance Tracking Matters
It has become widely accepted across the commercial real estate world that LEED certification has the potential to add value by presenting a number of benefits including higher rental yields, lower vacancy rates, reduced operating costs and improved employee productivity. The extraordinary growth of LEED over the past decade is clear evidence of this industry-wide understanding.
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Resiliency & Sustainability: A Great Convergence and Synergies in Solutions
Videos:It’s not zero sum. It’s not either/or. It’s not this or that.
Instead, when it comes to sustainability and resiliency, we need (and thankfully we’re seeing) a great convergence.
Not only do the agendas of these two great causes overlap, but their destinies must be forged together.
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We Asked, You Answered: #LEED2012
Last Thursday, many of you – architects, writers, USGBC chapter members, activists, consultants – joined me on Twitter for a live tweet-up on LEED 2012. It was a doozy – and I mean that in the best way. Your questions were thought-provoking and interesting, spanning from building performance to market transformation to the cost of LEED. Thanks to your participation, we covered a lot of ground in one fast-paced hour.