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3 Mar 2014
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Meet USGBC’s Senior Materials Research Fellows
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As part of the LEED, Materials, and Health Initiative, the U.S. Green Building Council has engaged a team of scientific experts to conduct synthetic research and advise USGBC staff on the health-related aspects of building materials. These six Senior Materials Research Fellows are advancing the technical dialog on issues related to materials science, toxicology, green chemistry, risk assessment, and information technology through publishing and convening events.
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5 things to know about Education @USGBC
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If you’re looking to grow your green building knowledge Education @USGBC is how to do it.
Want to know more? Here are our top five FAQs.
What is Education @USGBC?
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Coordinated Resiliency
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A lot of firsthand accounts have already been written about the snowstorm that brought Atlanta to a standstill at the end of January. So I won’t go into detail about the amount of time we spent in our hotel lobby commiserating with other stranded travelers. Our experience was a mild inconvenience compared to the horror stories that have come out (although the banner image is an actual photo of the line that we stood in at the grocery store — the only open food option).
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Vertical gardens growing tall in crowded, urban schools
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As volunteers and teachers around the world gear up for Green Apple Day of Service 2014 next September, Riyaz Gayasaddin and Mike Rennard are working with students in Baltimore City Public Schools to research, plan, plant, harvest and—of course—eat vegetables in indoor vertical gardens in their classrooms. Our friends at Teach for America first told us about Gayasaddin, who is one of their teacher trainers, and Rennard, who is a teacher at Green Street Academy.
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Part 2: A green building explosion (2003-2009)
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To celebrate the release of our list of the Top 10 States For LEED, we’re posting our narrative of the history of LEED’s development, originally released at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in November 2013, in three parts on USGBC.org.
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Top Research: High performance building benefits and investment costs
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One of the most common questions posed by real estate professionals is, “What are the benefits of pursuing a LEED rating, and what are the marginal investment requirements necessary to attain these benefits?”
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Friday Roundup: Top 10 States for LEED makes major headlines
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The announcement of our Top 10 States for LEED drew media attention far and wide this week, including: