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USGBC Launches LEED Neighborhood Development


(06/11/2010)
The U.S. Green Building Council recently launched the LEED for Neighborhood Development green neighborhoods rating system.
 

Learning Opportunity

By Rachel Gutter
(05/24/2010)
The greatest opportunity presented by a green school is the opportunity to utilize the facility as a teaching tool.

High-Security LEED Silver


(04/12/2010)
The greening California's prisons continues with a new $20 million mental health facility in Salinas, the first new state prison building to achieve LEED Silver certification.

Bundle Green Retrofits

By Rachel Gutter
(02/24/2010)
School districts that couple low- and no-cost improvements with energy-saving system upgrades are finding that they can afford to green their existing facilities.

Green Scene: Districtwide Sustainability

By Rachel Gutter
(01/28/2010)
Many of us who work in the green building movement have a tendency to present sustainability as though it is a new idea. In fact, it is quite the opposite.

Q&A: Rachel Gutter, USGBC


(03/23/2009)
Rachel Gutter, the USGBC’s senior manager for the education market, says green school construction projects have the potential to make it through the down economy unscathed.

USGBC Announces Web Improvements


(11/13/2007)
The U.S. Green Building Council announced several improvements to its Internet offerings at the 2007 Greenbuild conference.

CSI, USGBC Plan to Collaborate


(11/13/2007)
The Construction Specifications Institute and the U.S. Green Building Council signed a memorandum of understanding at the 2007 Greenbuild conference that promotes an open exchange of ideas and information on green building and maintenance practices.

Greenbuild Swells With Capacity Crowds


(11/13/2007)
Greenbuild, the U.S. Green Building Council's annual conference, swept through Chicago last week, cramming the facilities at McCormick Place with more than 21,000 attendees and 850 exhibitors.

Forest Stewardship Council Calls for Building Award Submissions


(08/02/2007)
The Forest Stewardship Council-US is calling for project submissions for the third annual Designing & Building with FSC Award, which will be presented at the 2007 USGBC GreenBuild International Conference and Exposition in Chicago in November.