Category: Green Building LEED News
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Peru’s first LEED-certified existing building project
Authored by: Dañino Beck Sebastián Published on: 8 Dec 2014 Feature image: Water is one of the world’s most valuable and essential natural resources. In Peru, water is a scarce resource and on average Peruvians have to spend a staggering S/.10.00 Soles per cubic liter (USD$4.00). Compounding the problem is a lack of wastewater standards…
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The Latest in Utilities’ Battle Against Solar & Efficiency
Utilities win big in Florida, Wisconsin and Ohio, as ALEC makes its way through all 50 states.
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Restoring 50 Million Acres of Degraded Farms in Latin America
Initiative 20×20 is starting in Latin America, where half the emissions come from agriculture and forest clearing.
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USGBC accelerates social equity with new LEED credits
Feature image: This article is co-authored by Joel Ann Todd, chair of the LEED Steering Committee from 2009 through 2013, and Susan Kaplan, President and Founder of Bu…
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Big Food Backs Move Toward Sustainable Agriculture
Field to Market wants to improve agricultural practices on 50 million acres of farmland by 2020.