Editor’s note: Browse the July issue of EDC, the official magazine for the LEED Professional, and preview the piece “‘What If?’ Toward a More Equitable World” by Susan Kaplan below. Sign up today to get your free digital edition of EDC.
In the Haworth showroom in Parkview Green you immediately notice the colorful décor and cutting-edge workspace design that brings a unique experience at every turn. And after just a few minutes in the space, you also begin to realize that natural daylight is filling the showroom floor. But what you don’t see is that Haworth went the extra distance to make this showroom a leader in green interiors.
As our friendly neighbors to the north celebrate Canada Day, today we are excited to release Alternative Compliance Paths (ACPs) for LEED v4 projects in Canada. Developed by Canada GBC, these ACPs underscore LEED’s regional and local applicability by recognizing leading Canadian local standards and practices in LEED. CaGBC and its committees played a key rule in creating solutions that allow greater flexibility in LEED.
Located on a former industrial site in Caracas, VEPICA Sede — the new headquarters of VEPICA — began as a simple renovation project, and ended up becoming an amazing example of sustainable development for the country, as the first LEED-certified project in Venezuela and the most recent winner of USGBC’s LEED Earth campaign.
The July 1st quarterly addenda to the LEED rating systems and reference guides are now available. This release includes addenda for both LEED v4 and LEED 2009.
View the changes:
With the launch of LEED v4, USGBC also introduced a new format for the LEED reference guides — web-based.
Integrated into the LEED credit library, the web-based reference guide combines all of the information in the PDF versions of the guides with additional videos, tutorials and templates. It was built so that we could continuously add to it, which makes it a resource that continues to grow.
The Urban Green Council’s EBie Awards recognize improved environmental performance in existing buildings among building operators, facilities managers, owners, engineers, retro-commissioning agents and other professionals who conceived and implemented the work.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.
Year after year, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo provides an extraordinary opportunity to get involved with the green building movement.
Today, USGBC is excited to announce scholarship opportunities to attend Greenbuild 2014.
Scholarships are available for students, emerging professionals, faith leaders, community developers and non-traditional professionals.