Tag: Better Buildings Initiative
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Senate Efficiency Champions Advance Elements of Recent USGBC Report
Bryan Howard Legislative Director U.S. Green Building Council As members of the House and Senate tax writing committees continue to negotiate over the extension payroll tax cut and other tax incentives, six senators of the Senate Finance Committee, s…
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Obama Budget Charts Bold Course for Green Building Priorities
Bryan Howard Legislative Director U.S. Green Building Council On Monday, President Obama released an ambitious $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal year 2013 that seeks to pump billions of dollars into the economy through clean energy and infrastructure im…
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The Promise of the Green Economy: Strengthening the Economy While Protecting the Environment
Maggie ComstockAssociate, PolicyU.S. Green Building Council The author of an article posted yesterday on CNN couldn’t be further embedded in the spin zone he arguably says he’s trying to debunk. In his opening line, the author, Steve Hargreaves, wr…