Why Kohl’s is One of the Most Sustainable Department Store Chains in the U.S., Triple Pundit. Kohl’s, a LEED Volume Program participant, is pushing the envelope on reducing its environmental footprint, with hundreds of LEED- and ENERGY STAR-certified stores.GSA Committee Recommends LEED, ECOBUILDING Pulse. The General Services Administration’s Green Building Advisory Committee has recommended that the GSA use LEED as its green building standard. How the National Football...

Committee of private and public sector leaders says LEED is the best green building tool to meet the goals of the Energy Independence and Security Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 3, 2013) – This week, the Green Building Advisory Committee established by the General Services Administration (GSA), officially recommended to GSA that the LEED green building certification system be used for all GSA buildings as the best measure of building efficiency. The committee also conveyed that LEED...

Watch President Bill Clinton speak at the dedication of the George W. Bush Library, PBS News. Speaking at the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, President Clinton highlighted the facility's fantastic achievement: LEED Platinum for New Construction. Devon Energy earns green building certification for Oklahoma City headquarters, The Oklahoman. The gleaming new tower that dominates the Oklahoma City skyline took home LEED Gold. Congratulations! A blueprint for green...

Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips: Bush Center earns a presidential library first: a LEED Platinum for new construction, The Dallas Morning News. Congratulations to the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas for taking home the top prize in green building. The 10 best cities for green homes, San Francisco Chronicle. USGBC’s hometown, Washington, D.C., came in at No. 2. Check out this slideshow to see if your city made the list. Choose building products that are...