The General Services Administration (GSA) has recently released its review of LEED v4, showing that the newest version of our green building rating system has significant alignment with federal sustainability and green building requirements.
Like you, I’m sure, I am a big fan of energy efficiency. In my free time, I also enjoy a healthy dose of astrophysics. So what could be better than an evening this week with the stars of energy efficiency receiving awards named after galaxies and supernovae?
To call school important is a serious understatement. It’s where roughly a quarter of all Americans spend their days. It’s a place to mold minds and shape behaviors, which makes it the ideal place to not only raise awareness about energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, but to implement practices that can become habits and create the next generation of sustainability leaders.
This article originally appeared on BuildingGreen on Sept. 22, 2014.
Maybe, if enough of us March, and plan, and make smart choices, we’ll have a chance at beating this thing.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called international leaders to Climate Summit 2014 being held this week to galvanize and catalyze climate action. He has given these leaders homework: bring bold announcements and actions to the Summit that will reduce emissions, strengthen climate resilience, and mobilize political will for a meaningful agreement in 2015.
Today, the World Green Building Council (WGBC) released a new report showing a direct correlation between the healthy green building principles of an office space and the overall wellbeing of employees.
The Solar Foundation (TSF) and its research partners at SEIA just released the National Solar Schools Census, and it’s chock-full of information about solar energy use in our nation’s schools.
The Center for Green Schools at USGBC aims to support all schools in becoming healthy, safe and resource-efficient places for teaching and learning, and putting numbers to the accomplishments of U.S. schools is getting more and more important.
Author Paul Hawken, NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer and
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to participate in a high-energy discussion on climate change
Author Paul Hawken, NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer and
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to participate in a high-energy discussion on climate change
Author Paul Hawken, NextGen Climate President Tom Steyer and
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley to participate in a high-energy discussion on climate change