Category: USGBC News
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The Brilliance of Green Building is Shining at Rio+20
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council “It is time that we steered by the stars, not the lights of each passing ship.” — General Omar Bradley The green building world knows the following statistic all too well….
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We, the People, Still Making History
Heather Blakeslee Deputy Executive Director for Operations, Program & Community Delaware Valley Green Building Council “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, …
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Transforming Buildings, Even the Little Ones: 20,000 LEED-certified Homes
Nate Kredich Vice President of Residential Market Development U.S. Green Building Council 20,000: No, I’m not talking leagues under the sea. I’m talking LEED-certified homes. That’s right: I’m particularly proud to announce that we’ve certi…
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Stakeholders Along the Road to Rio+20 Call Upon Leaders for Action at Upcoming Earth Summit
Maggie Comstock Policy Analyst U.S. Green Building Council On June 5, the Road to Rio+20 series made a final pit stop in Washington D.C., the North American host city for World Environment Day, to launch a new report, Advancing the Transformation to a…
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President Clinton Announces the Launch of California’s Best Buildings Challenge at 2012 Clinton Global Initiative America
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Add six companies…five million square feet of collective real estate…and one challenge. Stir. What do you get? A recipe for something remarkable – not just better buildi…