Category: USGBC News
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Next Steps for LEED 2012: Q&A with Chrissy
Chrissy Macken Manager, LEED U.S. Green Building Council It takes a lot to finalize a new LEED rating system: A lot of time (years), a lot of public comments (over 19,000), and a lot of steps in the process (hence this explanatory entry). With the c…
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I Don’t Need to Rule, But Our Leaders Do
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Editor’s note: We are proud to announce that our staff blogger, Maggie Comstock, is a finalist in the Rio+20 Big Blog Off! Vote for Maggie so she can win a trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, t…
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Happy Birthday, LEED!
Brendan Owens, LEED AP, P.E. Vice President, LEED Technical Development U.S. Green Building Council 12 years, 12,000 commercial projects. Don’t forget to raise a pint or stick a candle in that cupcake to celebrate the market force that is green buil…
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“Like TurboTax for LEED” – GSA Launches Building Portfolio Management System
Jeremy Cohen Manager, Public Sector Programs U.S. Green Building Council One of the nation’s largest public real estate organizations is launching a new building portfolio management system, designed to benchmark performance in sustainable buildin…
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A Codes Retrospective: With IgCC’s Arrival, Jurisdictions Can Now Raise the Floor with this Important New Regulatory Tool
Jeremy Sigmon, LEED® AP BD+C Manager, Building Codes Advocacy U.S. Green Building Council Today is an important day for USGBC and for green building. It marks the culmination of more than six years of work to turn a crazy idea into a tangible, attai…