USGBC has thrown its support behind the latest legislation effort to revive Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE.
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Senate Panel Signals Support for Commercial Building Energy Survey
On Wednesday there was a good sign coming out of the Senate Appropriations Committee for the continued efforts to restart the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS), the national survey that gathers statistical energy information on U.S. commercial buildings at the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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The President, the Packers, and Winning One for the American People
I found myself sitting at the kitchen table last night, long after the President and the Packers were done.
The Packers won. What was keeping me up was the thought that the country might actually be able to pull our own victory out of what has been increasingly feeling like an end-of-the-fourth-quarter goal-line stand
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President Obama Announces $25 Billion For Improving Schools
Last night, President Obama made a monumental announcement – his proposed American Jobs Act will provide $25 billion for school construction and modernize over 35,000 school buildings. If this bill is passed, it would not only put thousands of teachers back to work, it would allow us to make desperately needed improvements in schools across the country, including energy-efficiency upgrades and comprehensive, green retrofits.
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Kicking Off the School Year: Greening Sacramento City Unified School Districts
With the school year just beginning, students are excited about bringing green practices to their schools. One of the main projects that I will be working on during my with Sacramento City Unified Schools Districts is their “Project Green” initiative.
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What is your green school doing to advance green building, education and sustainability? Get your message out to thousands at Greenbuild 2011 by participating in the Greenbuild NEXT video campaign!
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For Prosperity and Security, Build a Resilient Nation
Tonight President Obama will address the nation to outline a jobs plan, propose a robust infrastructure initiative, restore confidence in a fragile economy and ensure our continued leadership in the new global economy.
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GBCI Announces LEED Fellow Class of 2011
LEED Fellows represent green building industry’s most accomplished professionals
Washington, D.C. (September 6, 2011) – The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) today revealed the inaugural class of LEED Fellows. The LEED Fellow Program is GBCI’s new and most prestigious professional designation. The LEED Fellow designation recognizes exceptional contributions to green building and significant professional achievement within the rapidly growing community of LEED Professionals.
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U.S. Department of Education Opens Public Comment for Green Ribbon Schools Award
This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the online public comment period for the Green Ribbon Schools award is now open, and will last through Sept. 14, 2011.
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Clean Energy and Conservation the Silver Bullet the American Economy Needs
One day the history books could say that the Obama Administration’s stimulus package of 2009 saved the nation from deep and irreparable financial collapse. But one thing we know right now is that the historic $90 billion investment in clean energy was a significant policy decision for unleashing critical market forces and helping ignite a nascent clean energy economy—a decision that continues to pay clear dividends.