Category: USGBC News

  • Southeastern Building Codes Welcome Greater Efficiency for Greater Savings

    Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+C Director, Technical Policy U.S. Green Building Council “Air conditioning saved the South.” I distinctly remember my high school American history teacher repeating this as we reviewed economic growth in the U.S. durin…

  • Harvard Achieves a Record 75 LEED Certifications

    By Andrea Trimble, LEED AP BD+C  Senior Program Manager, Green Building Services Harvard University Harvard University recently achieved an important green building milestone: our 75th LEED certification, representing over 2.4 million square fee…

  • Green Hotel Case Study: The Shore Hotel Santa Monica

    Kal Wellman Associate, LEED U.S. Green Building Council It doesn’t take a luxurious property (or budget) to build in sustainability, but the Shore Hotel Santa Monica is a strong example of how luxury and green building can work hand in hand in th…

  • Zoning Goes Green

    Howard Slatkin Director of Sustainability and Deputy Director for Strategic Planning New York City Department of City Planning Note: This blog was originally published on Urban Green Building Council. Any building in New York City should be allowed …

  • Quick! Use Duke Energy, USGBC and Sustainability in a Sentence

    Emily Scofield, LEED® AP ID+C Executive Director USGBC Charlotte Region Chapter On Monday, April 23, 2012, the Carolina blue sky contained just a few pure white clouds and the sun was shining at the perfect angle through a slanted wall of glass to …