USGBC and Qatar GBC Highlight Importance of Green Buildings alongside UN Climate Negotiations at Msheireb Enrichment Centre

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(Doha, Qatar – Dec. 4, 2012) – In conjunction with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Eighteenth Conference of Parties (COP18), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) hosted a joint event at Msheireb Enrichment Centre,highlighting the growth of green building construction throughout the world, with a focus on Doha and the greater Middle East region.

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C40, World Green Building Council and the U.S. Green Building Council form New Global Partnership to Advance City-Led Green Building Efforts

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San Francisco (Nov. 16, 2012) – Today, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC),
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
(C40), a global network of the world’s mega-cities dedicated to action on climate change,
announced an expanded partnership, focused on creating a suite of innovative green
building solutions that can be readily implemented in C40 Cities around the world. The
announcement broadens the scope of the organizations’ longstanding collaboration –
and brings it to a global scale.

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C40, World Green Building Council and the U.S. Green Building Council form New Global Partnership to Advance City-Led Green Building Efforts

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San Francisco (Nov. 16, 2012) – Today, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC),
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
(C40), a global network of the world’s mega-cities dedicated to action on climate change,
announced an expanded partnership, focused on creating a suite of innovative green
building solutions that can be readily implemented in C40 Cities around the world. The
announcement broadens the scope of the organizations’ longstanding collaboration –
and brings it to a global scale.

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C40, World Green Building Council and the U.S. Green Building Council form New Global Partnership to Advance City-Led Green Building Efforts

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San Francisco (Nov. 16, 2012) – Today, the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC),
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
(C40), a global network of the world’s mega-cities dedicated to action on climate change,
announced an expanded partnership, focused on creating a suite of innovative green
building solutions that can be readily implemented in C40 Cities around the world. The
announcement broadens the scope of the organizations’ longstanding collaboration –
and brings it to a global scale.

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USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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USGBC & STAR Communities Celebrate Release of Rating System for Sustainable Communities at GREENBUILD 2012

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Partnership to Develop STAR Community Rating System™ Commenced Five Years Ago in Chicago

San Francisco, CA (November 14, 2012) – Today STAR Communities is announcing that more than 30 North American cities and counties will be engaged in a year-long pilot to evaluate and test the first national rating system for community sustainability. In 2007, at GREENBUILD in Chicago, the seed was planted to develop the STAR Community Rating System, and five years later, the system has been released and participating communities announced.

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Voters Strongly Support Accelerated Action on Smart Infrastructure, Clean Energy Investments

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Poll: Polluters should pay for their role in climate change, invest in jobs that can’t be outsourced

SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2012) – On the day that California launches its cap and trade program, a new poll of voters in California, Oregon and Washington shows strong support for maintaining and expanding efforts across the region to account for the costs of climate pollution and invest in clean energy sources by ensuring polluters pay when they contribute to climate change.

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Voters Strongly Support Accelerated Action on Smart Infrastructure, Clean Energy Investments

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Poll: Polluters should pay for their role in climate change, invest in jobs that can’t be outsourced

SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2012) – On the day that California launches its cap and trade program, a new poll of voters in California, Oregon and Washington shows strong support for maintaining and expanding efforts across the region to account for the costs of climate pollution and invest in clean energy sources by ensuring polluters pay when they contribute to climate change.

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Voters Strongly Support Accelerated Action on Smart Infrastructure, Clean Energy Investments

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Poll: Polluters should pay for their role in climate change, invest in jobs that can’t be outsourced

SAN FRANCISCO (November 14, 2012) – On the day that California launches its cap and trade program, a new poll of voters in California, Oregon and Washington shows strong support for maintaining and expanding efforts across the region to account for the costs of climate pollution and invest in clean energy sources by ensuring polluters pay when they contribute to climate change.

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