Tag: leed
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Hospitality Development Update: Moving Towards LEED
Jefferson Thomas, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Sr. Design Manager (LEED Advocate) Marriott International Green construction starts have increased by 50% in the past two years, and now represent 25% of all new construction today, according to a study by McGraw Hi…
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USGBC Members and Stakeholders Speak at the GSA Listening Session
Melissa Gallagher-Rogers, LEED® AP Director, Government Sector, U.S. Green Building Council If you got an A+ on your report card, you would rush home to bask in the glow of your family’s approval, right? Of course you would. But if you are a fede…
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We’ve Got the Power – Bummmm…Bumpa…Bumm
Jason Hartke Vice President, National Policy U.S. Green Building Council Cities Arrive in Force at Rio+20 I don’t know if that 1992 pop song “We Got the Power” was meant for cities. But it should have been. It certainly would have been apropos du…
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Existing Buildings = The 99%
It’s hard to overstate the potential (and necessity) of greening our existing building stock. Buildings account for 73% of electricity consumption in the U.S. and 38% of CO2 emissions. Can you imagine the dent we can make with added efficiency in this …
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Citi Becomes World’s First Bank with 200 LEED-Certified Projects
Yesterday, Citi celebrated the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum certification of its New York City flagship branch in Union Square, becoming the world’s first bank with 200 LEED-certified projects. LEED is the U.S Green B…