Design – Construction – Operations
WASHINGTON — To recognize regions and states committed to producing high performing green buildings, the USGBC has released it’s annual ranking of the top 10 LEED states in the U.S. States were rated by information gathered in the 2010 U.S. Census and projects that were certified in 2013.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its third annual Best of Green Schools list in December.
PHILADELPHIA — The new version of LEED, LEED v4, was officially launched last week at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Philadelphia in order to bring new methods to sustainable building.
PHILADELPHIA — Sustainability should be the rule, not the exception in construction and retrofitting projects in the United States, said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
PHILADELPHIA — The annual Greenbuild International Conference and Expo will now travel outside the U.S. with the announcement of a Greenbuild conference in Verona, Italy.
Read morePHILADELPHIA — The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo kicked off today to bring together green building industry leaders from across the globe to discuss leading technologies and innovations.
The world’s largest international conference devoted to green building began with several education sessions and featured a LEED Certification Work Zone. Representatives from the world’s leading green building firms and organizations are set to present workshops focused on a wide variety of subjects from lighting to lifecycle safety.
Read morePURCELLVILLE, Va. — North Gate Vineyard (NGV) has announced that it has achieved LEED Gold certification for its winery as well as its new tasting room and wine production facility. According to Mark and Vicki Fedor, owners of the vineyard, sustainability was a priority from the onset of the project.
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MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison recently received LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the university’s new Union South building.
MCLEAN, Va. — A recent article in USA Today has reenergized the debate on green building. The report, titled “Green schools: Long on promise, short on delivery,” lambasted the U.S. Green Building Council and its LEED certification program, which led to a reply from the non-profit organization, titled “Response to 4th USA Today Article Attacking Green Buildings.” Needless to say, the very public sparring match has made some headlines across the nation and stirred up the discussion about green schools.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., recently hit a major milestone, when it reached the end of multiple building projects that gave its campus two LEED-certified structures.