Category: USGBC News

  • Q&A with Mark MacCracken: Taking Project Haiti Fundraising to New “Heights”

    Marisa Long  External Relations Manager U.S. Green Building Council Mark MacCracken, Immediate Past Chair of USGBC’s Board of Directors and CEO of CALMAC Manufacturing Corporation, is embarking on an adventure that’s taken him and his 25-year-old son, Josh, to the Swiss Alps; where they are climbing the Matterhorn, one of the highest peaks in the…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • The EBies: Honoring Great Work in Buildings Gone Green

    William Nutt Associate, 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…

  • LEED: A Global Reinvention

    Mahesh Ramanujam Chief Operating Officer U.S. Green Building Council “Invent because you must.” Tom Sachs’ adage is a fitting mantra for our International vision for LEED. As the market and the passion for LEED grows around the world, we must re-invent USGBC in the context of the global landscape. There are new destinations ripe with…