Category: Green Building LEED News
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NFL to Host ‘Greenest Super Bowl Ever’ at MetLife Stadium
Regardless who winds up in it, this year’s Super Bowl is sure to be the greenest one yet. All the waste oil generated from food production on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ will be converted into biodiesel fuel and all food scraps will be composted, according to the New York/New Jersey…
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Drought Emergency Declared in California as Residents Urge Halt to Fracking
The state of California formally declared a drought emergency today due to a lack of winter rainfall and water reserves at only 20 percent of normal levels. This is the third year of dry conditions across California, which poses a threat to the state’s economy and environment. [caption id="attachment_318398" align="alignnone" width="500"] In addition to concerns about having…
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Friday Roundup: AIA’s best buildings, Michigan chapter’s challenge
Feature image: Here’s our weekly collection of green building clips: The 11 Best American-Designed Buildings of The Year, GizModo. The LEED Gold Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor…
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Shanghai Green Building Incubator: Your entryway into China’s robust green building market
Feature image: The U.S. Green Building Council has teamed up with Shanghai Industrial Finance Investment Co. Ltd (SHIF)to offer USGBC members services through a green building techno…
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Shanghai Green Building Incubator: Your entryway into China’s robust green building market
Feature image: The U.S. Green Building Council has teamed up with Shanghai Industrial Finance Investment Co. Ltd (SHIF)to offer USGBC members services through a green building technology incubator in Shanghai, China. If your company has ev…