Category: USGBC News
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Self-Reliance Becomes a Movement
Rick Fedrizzi President, CEO & Founding Chairman U.S. Green Building Council Read Rick’s entry on Huff Post Green. By now, most of you know the cautionary tale of the old railroad barons, those filthy rich guys who, nearly a century ago, made the…
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Making Benchmarking Mainstream
Matt Pearce Campaign Specialist U.S. Green Building Council In January, USGBC launched its second advocacy campaign of 2012, Mainstream Benchmarking. Through this campaign we will advocate for policies that will bring the benefits of energy be…
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UN Panel Names Cities as a Vehicle for Sustainable Development
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Last week, the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability released a report of recommended outcomes for the Rio+20 conference in June. The report, Resilient People,…
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While Pundits Debate Green Jobs, We’re Busy Putting America Back to Work
Maggie Comstock Associate, Policy U.S. Green Building Council Even though I live in D.C., I often wonder, “What is Congress even fighting over?” It seems like everyone else in the country is asking the same question. This is especially true when o…
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Army to Congress: LEED Doesn’t Cost More
The Army is still going for Gold and Platinum despite recent legislation calling a halt to LEED spending. The federal government has been one of the biggest supporters of LEED certification in the last few years, with the General Services Administrati…