Category: Green Building LEED News
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House Passes Trio of Damaging Anti-Environment Bills
By Mary Beth Beetham and Sandra Purohit The first week of February was a trying time for wildlife conservation. The U.S. House of Representatives literally waged a week-long war on wildlife and wildlands, passing three anti-wildlife bills. [caption id="attachment_321967" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo courtesy of Shutterstock[/caption] The first bill, H.R. 3590, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreation Act, came…
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3 New Studies Show Benefits of Eliminating Pesticides on Cotton Fields
Field schools that train farmers in alternative methods of pest control have succeeded in nearly eliminating the use of toxic pesticides by a community of cotton growers in Mali, according to a new Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations (FAO) study published yesterday by the London-based Royal Society. The study was conducted in two…
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Which States Made The Top 10 For LEED-Certified Green Buildings?
Some states simply have a flair for energy efficient buildings, lower carbon emissions and everything else that characterizes green building. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recognized them today by releasing its ranking of the top 10 states for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) projects. In 2013, 1,777 commercial and institutional projects in the top 10 states…
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Infographic: Top 10 States for LEED in 2013
Feature image: Check out the states that are at the forefront of sustainable building design and transformation! The per-capita list is based on 2010 U.S. Census data and includes c…
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USGBC Releases the Top 10 States in Nation for LEED Green Building
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