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  • Top 10 countries for LEED

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    5 May 2014
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    LEED projects can be found in over 140 countries and territories around the world and on six out of seven continents — there are no LEED projects in Antarctica, but you never know what the future holds.

    To provide a better view of LEED’s impact globally, we’ve ranked the top 10 countries for LEED outside of the U.S.. Looking at the gross square meters of certified space around the globe, we came up with the list below.

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  • Maturing the market one EPD at a time

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    2 May 2014

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    Over the past decade, building industry professionals have worked to transform our industry — minimizing the negative impacts and maximizing the positive impacts associated with buildings. USGBC’s launch of LEED v4 in November 2013 marked the next step in the transformation journey the buildings industry has been engaged in since the inaugural version of LEED was released in 2000.

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  • Good to know: Green building incentive strategies

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    2 May 2014

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    One of the most effective and more popular strategies to encourage green building is to incentivize the market through financial or structural incentives. Rewarding developers or homeowners who practice green building techniques spurs innovation and demand for green building technologies.

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  • Free course: Introduction to LEED v4

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    The next version of LEED is here.

    It’s important for us that you feel prepared to succeed — so we’re offering a free course, which explores key concepts and strategies of LEED v4.

    Watch the course

    In this course experts will share background on the development of LEED v4, what it means for project teams, the structure of rating system, and how its flexibility lends itself to wider use.

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  • A tree grows in Helsinki

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    To millions of Americans, a U.S. embassy building is a little like one of our national parks or maybe the public library. Even though these places are rarely top-of-mind, nor do we use them on a regular basis, there is comfort in knowing they exist.

    What’s more, to many Americans the presence of such things on the public landscape says something far greater about how they view themselves and the society in which they find themselves privileged to live.

    I know. I’m one such guy.

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  • Three featured courses in Education @USGBC

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    25 Apr 2014

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    Education @USGBC is full of a variety of courses, all available to help you grow your green building knowledge.

    Today we’re excited to share three of our top courses.

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  • The little LEED building that could: South Sudan’s first LEED-certified building

    Published on: 
    16 Apr 2014

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    External facade of new World Bank Country Office in Juba, South Sudan
    Courtyard of new World Bank Country Office in Juba, South Sudan
    Covered walkway within the World Bank Country Office compound in Juba, South Sud

    The World Bank building in South Sudan had its challenges. The site was located in an area with no electricity supply, access to local building materials were few and far between, not to mention that during the design and entire construction period the client for the building was based in Washington D.C., the architect in Kenya, the sustainability consultant in India, and the water consultant in Ethiopia.

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  • The Little LEED Building That Could: South Sudan’s First LEED Certified Building

    Published on: 
    16 Apr 2014

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    External facade of new World Bank Country Office in Juba, South Sudan
    Courtyard of new World Bank Country Office in Juba, South Sudan
    Covered walkway within the World Bank Country Office compound in Juba, South Sud

    The World Bank building in South Sudan had its challenges. The site was located in an area with no electricity supply, access to local building materials were few and far between, not to mention that during the design and entire construction period the client for the building was based in Washington D.C., the architect in Kenya, the sustainability consultant in India, and the water consultant in Ethiopia.

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  • GRESB: Bringing sustainability to the capital market

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    16 Apr 2014

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    Last week the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), launched its 2014 Survey. The release marks the fifth consecutive year that GRESB has been working to provide institutional investors with timely and actionable information about property companies and private equity funds.  

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  • Our 21st year

    Published on: 
    14 Apr 2014

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    Turning 21 years old marks an important right of passage, at least here in the U.S. You’re now officially old enough to do a few things you were probably already doing anyway. Hopefully, now that you can do them legally, you’ve also figured out how to do them more responsibly. That’s the idea, anyway.

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