Google Doubles in Seattle Market


(03/21/2013)
Earlier this month, Google announced that it’s doubling the size of its Kirkland campus located on the outskirts of Seattle.

Cleveland Clinic Earns Highest Energy Star Award


(03/20/2013)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded Cleveland Clinic with its highest Energy Star Award — the 2013 Energy Star Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence Award — for the clinic’s leadership in protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.

U.S. and Netherlands Team Up on Sustainable Development


(03/20/2013)
The U.S. will collaborate with the Kingdom of the Netherlands to create more disaster prevention strategies and green developments in flooding-prone parts of both countries. Earlier this month, U.S.

Next World’s Tallest Building Awaits Approval


(03/13/2013)
Sky City, the world’s tallest proposed building project that Chinese architects said could be completed in 90 days in south central China, has been put on hold, pending approval from the Chinese government.

USGBC Prepares for LEED v4 Vote


(03/13/2013)
This month, the USGBC is having its sixth — and likely final — public comment period for LEED v4, the latest update to the LEED rating systems, which will be voted on this summer.