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  • New USGBC iPad app—now available

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    The new USGBC app enables you to read USGBC publications and articles on your iPad through a beautiful, and easy-to-use interface.

    With the app you’ll have access to the latest news and articles published on usgbc.org, and you’ll have access to all publications associated with your usgbc.org site user account. With our enhanced search, you can also search within your library for the specific publication you’re looking for, or search within a publication for a specific topic.

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  • Building green careers at Skanska

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    Green building doesn’t only improve the built environment—it betters people too. With green, people stretch their skills in any number of ways to develop the best green solutions, and some—maybe you—are lucky enough to devote their careers to this aspect of sustainability.

    Below are stories of how some professionals at Skanska—a national leader in construction and development—are using their green expertise to make a better world for us all.

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  • The (LEED) doctor is in!

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    Get answers to your burning LEED questions on site at the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101). We’ll have LEED subject matter experts on hand to tackle all of your queries. Learn more about the topics below during our office hours: 

    LEED Dynamic Plaque
    Wednesday, Oct. 22, 9:00-11:00 am

    International 
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

    LEED v4
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 3:00-5:00 pm

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  • The (LEED) doctor is in!

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    Get answers to your burning LEED questions on site at the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101). We’ll have LEED subject matter experts on hand to tackle all of your queries. Learn more about the topics below during our office hours: 

    LEED Dynamic Plaque
    Wednesday, Oct. 22, 9:00-11:00 am

    International 
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

    LEED v4
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 3:00-5:00 pm

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  • The (LEED) doctor is in!

    Feature image: 

    Get answers to your burning LEED questions on site at the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101). We’ll have LEED subject matter experts on hand to tackle all of your queries. Learn more about the topics below during our office hours: 

    LEED Dynamic Plaque
    Wednesday, Oct. 22, 9:00-11:00 am

    International 
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 9:00 am-1:00 pm

    LEED v4
    Thursday, Oct. 23, 3:00-5:00 pm

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  • Is algae the answer? A different approach to on site renewable energy

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    Talk of algae arriving on the scene as a game-changing source of energy is nothing new; for years there has been significant discussion but not nearly as much action as supporters might like. However, things may be shifting, albeit slowly, toward a more favorable environment for algae to bloom as a viable, large-scale energy alternative.

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  • Governor takes action to boost energy efficiency in Virginia

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    Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe arrived yesterday morning at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Richmond, VA, to make a major announcement on energy efficiency. (Yes, you read that correctly; we were at the DMV).  

    This particular DMV, through an innovative collaboration with Trane, had recently undergone an extensive energy retrofit that was now saving 36 percent in energy use and saving a whopping $284,000 a year.

    That was something that the Governor was eager to see and recognize.

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  • Coming to Greenbuild? Visit USGBC on the expo floor!

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    If you’re booked to join us in New Orleans for Greenbuild 2014, make a plan to visit the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101) to say hello!

    We’ll be there from Wednesday, Oct. 22 through Thursday, Oct. 23 to answer all of your USGBC and LEED questions.

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  • Coming to Greenbuild? Visit USGBC on the expo floor!

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    If you’re booked to join us in New Orleans for Greenbuild 2014, make a plan to visit the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101) to say hello!

    We’ll be there from Wednesday, Oct. 22 through Thursday, Oct. 23 to answer all of your USGBC and LEED questions.

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  • Coming to Greenbuild? Visit USGBC on the expo floor!

    Feature image: 

    If you’re booked to join us in New Orleans for Greenbuild 2014, make a plan to visit the USGBC at Greenbuild booth (#2101) to say hello!

    We’ll be there from Wednesday, Oct. 22 through Thursday, Oct. 23 to answer all of your USGBC and LEED questions.

    read more