Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Green Goals Set for Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums, Environment News Service. FIFA is hosting several workshops in Brazil as it works to make sustainability a focal point of the upcoming World Cup.
As our site was down for maintenance last week, here’s our (slightly belated) weekly collection of green building clips:
3 Cities That Used Natural Disasters to Revitalize Their Futures, Governing. Cities like Greensburg, Kan., hit with cataclysmic events, have seized the opportunity to rebuild smarter, greener and more resilient.
In the early summer of this year, the Green Sports Alliance officially teamed up with the U.S. Green Building Council in an effort to advance the development and promotion of green building initiatives in professional and collegiate sports.
Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips:
Energy-saving program launched with $100 million commitment, Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee has pledged that buildings in the city totaling 5 million square feet will cut their energy intensity by 20 percent by 2020.
VERGE SF (Oct 14-17) will connect the brightest business innovators, innovative entrepreneurs, and leading public officials to illuminate the business opportunities created by radical efficiencies in energy, building, water and transportation technologies.
I always enjoy my visit to the States. As the CEO of the World Green Building Council, I continue to be amazed at the passion and enthusiasm in the U.S. for greening the built environment. This energy was very much present during my travels to Washington, D.C. this week.
By 2025, China intends on moving 250 million of its residents from rural areas to cities. Since many of the living spaces required to meet this goal do not yet exist, this policy is fueling a surge in building throughout the country.
USGBC is interested in understanding how we can better support the efforts of our members to expand your business to China and offer sustainable options in the midst of China’s surge.
