Tag: Policy and Advocacy
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GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee Responds “LEED is the Best Choice”
Feature image: Slideshow images: What happens when you assemble a prestigious group of private and public buildi…
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Nevada Chapter Advocacy Day
Feature image: Last Tuesday was an active day for the USGBC Nevada chapter (USGBCNV) at the state capitol in Carson City. USGBCNV members Kelly Thomas, Louis Helton and myself, along…
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GSA’s Green Building Advisory Committee Recommends LEED for all GSA Buildings
Feature image: Committee of private and public sector leaders says LEED is the best green building tool to meet the goals of the Energy Independence and Security Act. read …
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Metrus Infographic: Which Financing Vehicle Gets You on the Road to Energy Efficiency
Feature image: While many building owners and facilities managers understand that the cheapest kilowatthour is the one you don’t consume, most energy efficiency projects leave a lot of energy savings on the table. Retrofits typically compete with strategic investments that are in a company’s main line of business for a share of capital budget resources.…
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PolicyPalooza 2013 Recap: Three Big Days in Sacramento
Feature image: After last year’s epic USGBC California Road to Greenbuild/ “Top10” Advocacy Day, more than one commentator posed the “how can we top this?” question. It turns out that there was little need to worry. This year’s model, PolicyPalooza 2013, was bigger, better and bolder, comprising three full days of meetings, sessions and convening.…