Last week, we launched our first social media advocacy campaign to spread the word to our elected officials that #LEEDworks! The campaign was a resounding success, all due to the amazing responses of our 62, 674 Twitter followers and countless LEED supporters.
When was the last time you talked to your Senator? Does he or she know green buildings are important to you?
Join green building advocates from across the country as we band together to let our elected officials know #LEEDworks!
The #LEEDworks campaign kicks off Monday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Aug. 30.
You can participate in three ways:
Over the last few decades, the Southeast Region has experienced exceptional growth in population. This is a rich and diverse section of the country with numerous natural resources including large forests, mountain streams, coastal areas and agricultural commerce. Generally, these states have few large urban hubs and numerous small towns and rural communities. The chapters of Southeast Regional Committee (SERC) share similar demographics, opportunities and challenges.
When was the last time you talked to your Senator? Does he or she know green buildings are important to you?
Join green building advocates from across the country as we band together to let our elected officials know #LEEDworks!
The #LEEDworks campaign kicks off Monday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Aug. 30.
You can participate in three ways:
This summer news is as refreshing as an Arnold Palmer. For the first time in eight presidential terms (that’s 32 years, but who’s counting?), solar panels will be back on the roof of the White House. According to reports, installation began last week.
The Northeast Corridor Regional Committee (NECRC) is composed of 11 chapters, in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Maryland,
July was another busy month for USGBC’s advocacy shop. Working hand-in-hand with our invaluable volunteers and member companies, our team is building stronger ties with our networks, empowering community action and advancing sound public policy to accelerate green building all across the country.
The individuals at the core of USGBC’s chapter network represent the tremendous potential of a volunteer-driven organization. To leverage the intellectual capital that this community offers, an organization must be horizontally integrated, open and transparent, and it must also encourage the expression of creativity. The USGBC regions were created to help support and grow these fundamental concepts.
One of the duties of my summer internship at USGBC includes tracking green building policies around the world. While this task is far too big to wrap up in mere months, I am beginning to recognize trends in different regions of the world. Two recent articles caught my attention, as they each offer interesting insights and provide supporting evidence for green building policy trends.
Contact your senators today and tell them to vote “NO” on any anti-LEED amendments and “YES” on Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s amendment to S. 761, the Shaheen-Portman Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act.