On May 8, Maryland Delegate Liz Bobo visited the campus of Howard Community College (HCC) to receive a tour of the LEED Certified Health Sciences Building, learn what the USGBC Students group has been up to and speak with students about the local sustainability issues. In addition to the USGBC...
More people worry about chemicals of concern in our environment than ever before, and it’s starting to change how manufacturers are thinking about building materials and products that enter our homes.
A significant portion of this pollution comes from the materials that make up our...
Global projects represent a variety of building types, including schools, universities, healthcare facilities, office spaces and residential buildings
Washington, D.C. (May 30, 2013) – The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today...
On Memorial Day, we salute our servicemen and women for their heroic work to protect the values of this country that we all hold so dear. To return the favor, the USGBC South Carolina Chapter has teamed up with the South Carolina...
According to a report by the Urban Land Institute, the world’s urban population will almost double by 2050, from 3.3 billion to 6.4 billion, with Asia carrying the...
DRPP is more than a funny sounding acronym. The Demand Response Partnership Program (DRPP) is a program started by USGBC and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to bring the building and energy communities together, and to increase participation in...
Last week, the U.S. Green Building Council joined Kaiser Permanente in Hillsboro, Ore., to put a LEED Gold plaque on our Westside Medical Center.
Kaiser Permanente has achieved LEED certification for other...
Washington, D.C. (May 29, 2013) – Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will give the opening keynote address at its 2013 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. This year’s conference...
Over the last decade we’ve watched Greenbuild grow into the industry's can't miss event, and this year we’re confident this is going to be our biggest and best Greenbuild yet.
In 2013, we’re celebrating our theme,...
Welcome back to the LEED v4 first look series, where we’re giving you a sneak preview at the new or updated tools and resources that are part on the LEED v4 program. Everything that we’ve done has been based on the great feedback we’ve received from a number of sources...
Market transformation. We use that term a lot around USGBC but I don’t think I completely grasped its full power to change lives and change the world until yesterday, when we made our...
