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  • Getting to know LEED: Homes Design and Construction

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    A home is more than just shelter: homes are the most important buildings in our lives. We think that every building should be a green building – but especially homes. Why? LEED homes are built to be healthy, providing clean indoor air and incorporating safe building materials to ensure a comfortable home. Using less energy and water means lower utility bills each month. And in many markets, certified green homes are now selling quicker and for more money than comparable non-green homes. Some of the most important buildings in the world use LEED.

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  • Getting started with O+M

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    You’ve made the big decision—you’re going to pursue LEED certification using the Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) rating system. Now it’s time to get your ducks in a row.

    We offer many resources for LEED project teams to get you started on the right foot. Here are the tools and resources that can help you succeed with your project. 

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  • Getting started with BD+C

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    You’ve made the big decision—you’re going to pursue LEED certification using the Building Design and Construction (BD+C) rating system. Now it’s time to get your ducks in a row.

    We offer many resources for LEED project teams to get you started on the right foot. Here are the tools and resources that can help you succeed with your project. 

    General resources

     

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  • Renewable Energy Surges Ahead

    Global renewable electricity capacity doubled between 2000 and 2012.

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  • USGBC 2014 congressional wrap-up and look ahead

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    photo credit: rc6750 via Flickr Creative Commons

    With only a few short weeks before the New Year, the House and Senate completed a series of important legislative milestones including the bipartisan budget deal. With this budget deal in place, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee will begin to formally negotiate over the holiday recess by dividing up some $498.1 billion in domestic discretionary spending. They will have until January 15th to negotiate a spending package to replace the expiring continuing resolution to fund the government for rest of the fiscal year.

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  • USGBC 2014 Congressional Wrap Up and Look Ahead

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    photo credit: rc6750 via Flickr Creative Commons

    With only a few short weeks before the New Year, the House and Senate completed a series of important legislative milestones including the bipartisan budget deal. With this budget deal in place, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee will begin to formally negotiate over the holiday recess by dividing up some $498.1 billion in domestic discretionary spending. They will have until January 15th to negotiate a spending package to replace the expiring continuing resolution to fund the government for rest of the fiscal year.

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  • AZURE wraps up Greenbuild

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    In case you missed the Greenbuild excitement, AZURE magazine has you covered. Here were their biggest takeaways from the show:

    The Speakers

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  • AZURE wraps up Greenbuild

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    In case you missed the Greenbuild excitement, AZURE magazine has you covered. Here were their biggest takeaways from the show:

    The Speakers

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  • AZURE wraps up Greenbuild

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    In case you missed the Greenbuild excitement, AZURE magazine has you covered. Here were their biggest takeaways from the show:

    The Speakers

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  • USGBC Georgia Chapter attracts new audiences with high performance healthy schools message

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    In regions where words like “sustainable” and “green” have difficulty gaining traction, supporters of green building look to alternative methods of getting the message out. The USGBC – Georgia Chapter’s 2013 High Performance Healthy Schools Summit looked to a broad audience of parents, students, and educators to address a growing need for healthier learning spaces for the state’s children.

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