Category: USGBC News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 …
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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 …