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....
Primary and secondary schools around the country are constantly experimenting with new strategies. A common approach is the move away from linear concept teaching to interdisciplinary, hands-on learning that helps prepare students to think critically and better handle a changing world.
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LEED Green Associates are specialists in today’s sustainable building standards and marketplace. They are knowledgeable about emerging technologies, current industry research and environmental trends.
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How did you get involved in building sustainability?
I got involved at the end of my BA in architecture program in college. I was interested in exploring the connection between the environment and architectural design. I identified myself as an environmentalist, but...
This article was co-authored by Katharine Burgess, Director, Urban Resilience at the Urban Land Institute, and Cooper Martin, Program Director, Sustainable Cities Institute, ...
For the third year in a row, Washington, D.C., has earned the number one ranking on the U.S. EPA’s annual list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the most buildings certified by Energy Star.
The top cities...
The best-selling book Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken, offers a model for "the 100 most substantive solutions to global warming." The goal of the research presented in the book is to find out whether human beings can reverse the...
Are you planning to complete a LEED review this year, before Greenbuild? If so, be sure to submit for review on time. See below for application deadlines based on typical...
Gather with green building champions, at one of our upcoming Women in Green events at Greenbuild 2017.
Greenbuild China: Women in Green Power Breakfast
October 18 from 7:30–9 a.m.
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USGBC National Capital Region announced the recipients of the 2017 Community Leader Awards during the organization’s 16th annual A Midsummer Night’s Green event on July...
Early in 2017, USGBC Central Pennsylvania embarked on an advocacy initiative unlike any other they had before. Dubbed “Icehouse Demonstration Day: Unfreeze Pennsylvania Energy Codes,” the event's goal...
Registration is now open for Greenbuild India. Held annually in the United States since 2002, the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building....
If you have questions about the different options within LEED for Neighborhood Development, take a look at our helpful table below. A project can enter the LEED ND certification process at any point, from...
