The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council has launched a new program encouraging teachers to create healthy, sustainable classrooms. Last week, The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released the Green Classroom Professional Certificate (GCP). This certificate program provides pre-K-12 teachers, paraprofessionals, administrators and parents with [...]
Homeowners and builders get ready to find green products easier when it comes to transforming homes and projects thanks to this new website. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), in conjunction with The Home Depot®, has launched an online green home products database. The database: leed.homedepot.com is a special microsite within homedepot.com that features products [...]
An Office Depot distribution center located in Newville, Pa. has been awarded LEED certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for displaying environmentally sustainable features and operations. Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office supplies and services that helps customers save time, announced that its 600,000 square-foot distribution center located in Newville, [...]
A new nationwide independent poll reveals majority of Americans support federal investment in “green” schools. A new independent nationwide survey reveals that nearly three out of four Americans support federal investment in school building improvements focused on creating healthier learning environments, saving tax dollars or lowering carbon emissions. The survey, sponsored by United Technologies Corp. [...]
The Master Series session at Greenbuild highlighted how a particular program has helped accelerate LEED in the marketplace. The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Automation program was featured in a Master Series session as part of its annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, that took place this week in Toronto. The LEED Automation program is [...]
The U.S. Green Building council recognizes excellence in the green residential building community at the Greenbuild Conference & Expo in Toronto. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of the 2011 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. The awards [...]
The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual conference and expo is making its way to Toronto next week to celebrate “what’s next” in green building. Greenbuild is the world’s largest green building conference and expo and is expected to make an economic impact of $26 million CAD, bringing 25,000 delegates from over 115 countries to [...]
The U.S. Green Building Council, UN Environment Programme and World Business Council for Sustainable Development have announced their partnership on Rio+20. The “Road to Rio+20″ effort highlights regional innovation in green building and sustainable cities, in preparation for United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012. Using World Green Building Week 2011 as a platform, [...]
The U.S. Green Building Council joins other countries to celebrate green building and communities. Countries around the world are kicking off World Green Building Week, and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is doing its part by helping move the green economy debate forward, locally and globally, through its participation in a series of events [...]
Achievement manifests building industry progress, market transformation This month, the total footprint of commercial projects certified under the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) LEED Green Building Rating System surpassed one billion square feet. Another six billion square feet of projects are registered and currently working toward LEED certification around the world.