What Is An Insulation Company Doing At Climate Week NYC?
Rockwool is making the case for energy efficiency as the workhorse of climate change solutions.
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Green Business Certification Inc. Introduces TRUE Zero Waste Rating System
The TRUE Zero Waste rating system is a compliment to the LEED green building rating system, and helps businesses and facilities define, pursue and achieve their zero waste goals. TRUE focuses on helping businesses, industrial sectors and schools quantify their performance and find additional ways to move toward zero waste. There are currently 88 certified facilities including Tesla, Microsoft, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. and more.
People Who Work In Green Certified Buildings Are Happier & Healthier
Originally published on Green Building Elements. People who work in a building that is certified green by the US Green Building Council enjoy several advantages over those who work in high performance buildings that are not green certified. Researchers at Harvard’s School of Public Health and State University of New York’s Upstate … [continued]
USGBC Launches New Online LEED Resource
Originally published on Green Building Elements. By Dawn Killough The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched its new online data visualization resource that highlights real-time green building data for each state in the U.S. and Washington, D.C. The enhanced state market briefs — highlighting LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) projects, LEED-credentialed professionals and … [continued]
Illinois Jumps To Top Of US Green Building LEED-Certified Ranks
Illinois tops the US Green Building Council’s annual rank of the top LEED-certified U.S. states, thanks to a controversial twist supplanting Washington D.C.
LEED Certification’s Impact On America By The Numbers
A new report from the US Green Building Council quantifies the significant environmental and economic benefits LEED certification creates across America.
Dallas Goes All-In On Green Building With Mandatory Regulations
On October 1, Dallas, Texas implemented the first mandatory minimum green building regulations outside of California in an aggressive effort to cut citywide power and water consumption en route to its goal of carbon neutrality by 2030.
Breakthrough NREL Lab Could Solve Renewables-Grid Integration Problems
DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched the Energy Systems Integration Facility, a revolutionary research facility dedicated solely to researching how distributed renewables can integrate to the grid at utility-scale.
50 Top US Mayors Launch Fight For Climate Change Resiliency
More than 50 US mayors and county elected officials have launched the Resilient Communities for America campaign by committing to build stronger communities that can meet their own energy needs and withstand the relentless onslaught of heat waves, floods, droughts, severe storms, and wildfires.
Washington DC Once Again Leads America In LEED Certifications
Washington DC once again leads the entire US in newly certified LEED green building square feet for 2012…
