Important News About LEED 2012: A Message from Rick Fedrizzi

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To USGBC members and LEED users:

The amazing volunteers on all our LEED committees have been working extremely hard for the past 3+ years to get LEED 2012 ready for launch. The continuous evolution of LEED is made possible through hard work, and these committed technical experts undertake this work because they have a passion for USGBC’s commitment to market transformation and they see LEED as the best tool to help us get there. We are all deeply in their debt.

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Old Dominion Law Demonstrates Renewed Commitment to Green Government Buildings

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Photo courtesy of the Office of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell

As I mentioned in my last blog, there are some wonderful advancements in the Southeast that need celebrating. Here’s an update from the Commonwealth of Virginia that keeps the state on the leader board.

Green Building in the Southeast (Part Two)

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My Vampire Pad in Frankfurt and the Youngest LEED AP in Germany

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Old town Frankfurt: Who would guess it's hiding my all-black hotel?

My time in Frankfurt had a rather interesting start.

For those of you who haven’t been there, at first glance, Frankfurt is a very conservative, very straight-laced, finance-focused town. So, it came as quite a pleasant juxtaposition that my home base in Frankfurt was a cool boutique hotel that I can only describe as a trendy vampire pad…with a bird fetish.

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The Lorax Can Teach Kids Important Service Lessons

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8 Mar 2012

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Dr. Suess's "The Lorax"

Last weekend, I had the opportunity to attend a screening of Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax before it hit theaters. The showing, sponsored by NEA and Mocha Moms, brought hundreds of DC kids to view the movie and learn an important message about the environment.

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