The past two months have been marked by a series of devastating natural disasters across North America, from earthquakes in Mexico to wildfires in the Pacific Northwest to the four major hurricanes. As communities from the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico to the Gulf Coast and beyond look to...
New report, LEED in Motion: Transportation, highlights facilities that incorporate LEED and other sustainability practices
Washington, D.C.—(Oct. 19, 2017)—Today, USGBC released its...
USGBC and GBCI are delighted that LEED has played such a significant role in helping India’s leaders realize...
USGBC is currently seeking professionals who are passionate, inventive and knowledgeable in the design, construction and operations of sustainable buildings and communities to serve on the Greenbuild 2018 Education Events Committee, Program Working Group and Special Programs Working Group....
All year, the advocacy and policy staff at USGBC work hard to advance the legislation that can make a greener, more resilient world a reality. From local initiatives to federal policies to international...
LEED-certified green data centers use less energy and fewer resources
Oct. 18, 2017—(Shanghai, China)—Today, during the first Greenbuild China conference being held in Shanghai...
Today, China has assumed a tremendous leadership position in stemming the tide of climate change and protecting its citizens and precious natural resources. As mandated in President Xi’s 13th Five Year...
LEED Fellows are best-in-class for green building design, engineering and development
Washington, D.C.—(Oct. 16, 2017)—GBCI has announced its 2017 class of...
Water has played a critical role in shaping Boston since the city's founding. From the earliest settlers to today’s developers of high-performance green buildings, managing water has been a consistent theme for Bostonians and for leaders of the Bay State.
At...
Award recipients recognized for being at the forefront of green building in China
Shanghai—(October 13, 2017)—USGBC, the creators of the LEED green...
With the extreme weather events of the past month—hurricanes, floods, drought and wildfires—it may indeed be time to more urgently think about water resilience and water risk mitigation. How are you and your community incorporating water resilience and water sustainability in...
The fate of the Clean Power Plan, the federal regulation of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel electric power plants, has taken a turn for the worse this month. The EPA has issued a...
The world’s largest green building conference and expo is now global. Greenbuild is not only bringing world-renowned thinkers and innovators together in Boston, but for the first time, the show is also being hosted in...
Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building. Join the Arc team in Boston for two days of interactive workshops and three days of...
At the beginning of each quarter, USGBC releases the latest LEED Addenda. This update includes important interpretations, corrections and pilot credit updates, providing guidance and clarification....
After two days of exciting Greenbuild Boston workshops, summits and tours, the main education sessions start and the Expo Hall opens. In the rush of activity, if you've got green building questions,...
