Tag: LEED International Program

  • LEED: A Global Reinvention

    Mahesh Ramanujam Chief Operating Officer U.S. Green Building Council “Invent because you must.” Tom Sachs’ adage is a fitting mantra for our International vision for LEED. As the market and the passion for LEED grows around the world, we must r…

  • LEED: A Global Reinvention

    Mahesh RamanujamChief Operating OfficerU.S. Green Building Council“Invent because you must.”Tom Sachs’ adage is a fitting mantra for our International vision for LEED. As the market and the passion for LEED grows around the world, we must re-invent USGBC in the context of the global landscape. There are new destinations ripe with green building potential, and…

  • My Vampire Pad in Frankfurt and the Youngest LEED AP in Germany

    Jennivine Kwan Vice President, International Operations U.S. Green Building Council My time in Frankfurt had a rather interesting start. For those of you who haven’t been there, at first glance, Frankfurt is a very conservative, very straight-lace…

  • Among the Canals of Amsterdam

    Jennivine Kwan Vice President, International Operations U.S. Green Building Council This is the story of how I almost drank a 45 euro shot of Japanese whiskey, why I fell in love with Amsterdam, and the Dutch LEED AP – who, through his friendship an…

  • LEED and Life in the City of Lights: Paris

    Jennivine Kwan Vice President, International Operations U.S. Green Building Council My job fascinates me. Obviously because I get to visit interesting places, but more importantly, because of that delicious curl of anticipation that comes with fac…