October 5, 2010

Timberview is first district campus to get silver certification for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design.

CHENNAI: Chennai will be hosting the 8th edition of Green Building Congress 2010 to be held between October 7 and 9 at the Chennai Trade Centre here. The event is being organised under the aegis of Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), part of CII, which is spearheading the green building movement.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has unveiled its newest initiative, The Center for Green Schools at USGBC. There are nearly 140,000 schools, colleges and universities in the United States; no one has ever counted the buildings, but thousands are barely built to code.

COLUMBIA — One of Columbia’s newest fire stations was awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification for going green. Columbia Fire Station No. 7 was given a “Silver” rating by the U.S. Green Building Council, a “nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment.” It received the rating for implementing energy efficiency in the building’s …

Workshop on women in the green work force and the unraveling the myths of green construction will be held Thursday at the Walters State Center for Workforce Education in Morristown.

Solar panels, green roofs and a geothermal system will be “LEEDing the way” to a greener future for the Morris Arboretum and Springfield Township.

Solar panels, green roofs and a geothermal system will be “LEEDing the way” to a greener future for the Morris Arboretum and Springfield Township.

Sustainable San Mateo County is currently accepting nominations for its 12th annual Sustainability and Green Building Awards which recognize businesses, community groups and individuals with an outstanding commitment to one or more of the Three E’s: economy, environment and social equity.

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) unveiled its new Centre for Green Schools last week, in the nation’s capital Washington DC.