Tag: LEED for Existing Buildings
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The EBies: Honoring Great Work in Buildings Gone Green
William Nutt Associate, Marketing and Communications U.S. Green Building Council Urban Green Council, the New York City chapter of USGBC, held the first-ever EBie Awards on June 28th at the Hard Rock Café Theater. Though this marks the first public s…
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The EBies: Honoring Great Work in Buildings Gone Green
William NuttAssociate, Marketing and CommunicationsU.S. Green Building CouncilUrban Green Council, the New York City chapter of USGBC, held the first-ever EBie Awards on June 28th at the Hard Rock Café Theater. Though this marks the first public showcase for the EBies, the project reflects concepts and ideas that have been discussed for years by NYC…
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Evolving LEED for Existing Buildings at BOMA’s Every Building Conference & Expo
Lauren Riggs, LEEP® AP Manager, LEED and Building Performance Partnership U.S. Green Building Council This Tuesday, I participated in a panel at BOMA’s Every Building Show in Seattle, WA. The topic: The Evolution of LEED for Existing Buildings: O…
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Evolving LEED for Existing Buildings at BOMA’s Every Building Conference & Expo
Lauren Riggs, LEEP® APManager, LEED and Building Performance PartnershipU.S. Green Building CouncilThis Tuesday, I participated in a panel at BOMA’s Every Building Show in Seattle, WA. The topic: The Evolution of LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations and Maintenance. Now, you’d think that we would have shared a lovely timeline of how LEED for Existing Buildings…
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Existing Buildings = The 99%
It’s hard to overstate the potential (and necessity) of greening our existing building stock. Buildings account for 73% of electricity consumption in the U.S. and 38% of CO2 emissions. Can you imagine the dent we can make with added efficiency in this …