Category: Green Building LEED News
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Senior Materials Research Fellows share their Insights
Published on: 8 Apr 2014 Feature image: As part of the LEED, Materials and Health Initiative, six Senior Materials Research Fellows have joined the team to help deepen the understanding around the effect of materials ingre…
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3 billion square feet — but who’s counting?
Feature image: At USGBC, we’ve had no shortage of notable milestones of late. Beyond the launch of LEED v4 in November, an extraordinary accomplishment that’s poised to push the gree…
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3 billion square feet — but who’s counting?
Feature image: At USGBC, we’ve had no shortage of notable milestones of late. Beyond the launch of LEED v4 in November, an extraordinary accomplishment that’s poised to push the green building industry to new heights, we also certified our…
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Beyond ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle’ to a World Without Waste
As the field of environmental sustainability matures, so does its core concepts, goals and operating principals. For example, “reduce, reuse, recycle” has served as a guiding principle of sustainability work over the last several decades. While the three Rs remain an important theme, the conversation is beginning to shift. The very concept of “waste” is…
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How Sustainable Design Makes Our Cities Safer
As cities in the developing world continue to grow, so do their traffic safety concerns. Latin America, for instance, now sees three times as many deaths from traffic crashes as Europe, the vast majority of which occur in cities. Vulnerable road users are particularly at risk: Older pedestrians and cyclists can account for up to 45 percent of…