October 2012

Award to be presented at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in San Francisco

Washington, D.C. – (Oct. 26, 2012) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson as the recipient of its 2012 Richard M. Daley Legacy Award for Global Leadership in Creating Sustainable Cities. First...

There’s a lot not to like about the USA Today articles written by Thomas Frank and posted earlier this week. To be fair however, there is some to like as well. And, just to put it out there, my list of things that could be better in LEED is a whole lot longer than Tom’s – trying to fix them is why...

Related articles:

• USGBC's Oct. 24 Statement in Response to USA Today Article
• Fact Check with USGBC's Brendan Owens
• ...

The LEED Green Building Certification Program: Spurring Growth in Sustainable Building, Design and Construction in the U.S. and Across the Globe

FACT: To earn LEED certification, projects choose LEED points based on the environmental and occupant benefits they are looking for.