Category: USGBC News
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Blue is the New Green: Organized Labor and Environmental Sector Rally for Good, Green Jobs
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week marked the kick-off of the BlueGreen Alliance’s annual Good Jobs, Green Jobs (GJGJ) Conference. The founding premise of the BlueGreen Alliance was to marry the aims of organized…
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FEMA Administrator Fugate Applauds Green Building as a Cornerstone of the Resiliency Agenda
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Yesterday, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Craig Fugate delivered a rousing speech on the role green building can play to ensure resilient communities for a …
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What LEED Means to Us
This entry is cross-posted from the Brewery Vivant blog. We recently received our LEED Silver (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification at Brewery Vivant and found out at the end of the process that we are the first commercial mi…
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Ocean Springs to Present Award to Cottages at Oak Park
Cherie Ward The Mississippi Press This article is cross-posted from GulfLife.com. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will tour the Cottages at Oak Park in downtown Ocean Springs at 2 p.m. today and presented the development team with the U.S. Green Building Co…
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker in Ocean Springs to Present Award to Cottages at Oak Park
Cherie Ward The Mississippi Press This article is cross-posted from GulfLife.com. U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker will tour the Cottages at Oak Park in downtown Ocean Springs at 2 p.m. today and presented the development team with the U.S. Green Building Co…