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Now’s the time to become a LEED professional
Published on:14 Jan 2015Feature image:
Did you make a New Year’s resolution to step up your professional game in 2015? Are you working in a field related to building design or environmental sustainability? Not sure what your next steps should be for making good on your new goal for self-improvement? Well, lucky for you, you’ve come to the right place.
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Optimize your water heater, optimize your energy savings
Published on:13 Jan 2015Feature image:
This article is the fifth installment in a series of tips and best practices for making your home more sustainable.
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Q&A: Using the new LEED Online
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The newest version of LEED Online is now available for LEED 2009 project teams.
Did you miss the online trainings? You can access the recordings here: individual projects or volume projects. During these trainings we received a lot of great questions and feedback that we think is beneficial for everyone.
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LEED in pro sports: which teams made USGBC’s list of Eco All-Stars
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Green building is taking the sports world by storm. Is your favorite NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL or MLS team’s venue LEED certified?
Take a look at our map on Pinterest to find out!
Follow the board to keep up-to-date on LEED activity and green building news in the sports world.
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What is PEER?
Published on:12 Jan 2015Feature image:
PEER stands for Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal and it is the nation’s first comprehensive, consumer-centric, data-driven system for evaluating power system performance; it’s also modeled after LEED.
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Sense and Survivability: How evolution shapes design decisions
Published on:9 Jan 2015Feature image:
This excerpt below was originally published in a research paper on Jan. 7, 2015. Read the complete paper.
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LEED buildings outperform market peers according to research
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This article was originally published under the headline, “Do LEED buildings perform? Indeed they do!” on the Green Building Information Gateway on Dec. 4, 2014. Read the original article.
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LEED addenda update: January 2015
Published on:6 Jan 2015Feature image:
The January 1st quarterly LEED rating system and reference guide addenda is now available. This release includes addenda for both LEED v4 and LEED 2009.
To view the changes:
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LEED certification update: December 2014
Published on:6 Jan 2015Feature image:
In this recurring monthly feature, we take a look at LEED certification activity in December 2014, broken out by rating system and location, as well as newly certified LEED projects in the news. Be sure to check out USGBC’s LEED project directory for a closer look at LEED projects in your area. You can also visit the Green Building Information Gateway to analyze LEED trends around the world.