U.S. Green Building Council

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U.S. Green Building Council

(USGBC)

National, nonprofit organization founded in 1993 whose mission is to accelerate the adoption of green building practices, technologies, policies, and standards. USGBC established the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification guidelines. USGBC is composed of more than 12,000 organizations from across the building industry that are working to advance structures that are environmentally sustainable, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. Members includes building owners, real estate developers, facility managers, architects, designers, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, product and building system manufacturers, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations. Leaders from every sector of the building industry work to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work.

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MIAMI -- Foram Group announced today that its 600 Brickell at Brickell World Plaza office tower has received LEED[R] Platinum certification by the U.

Foram Group's 600 Brickell Certified LEED Platinum by U.S. Green Building Council

Al Gore's impressive career and bipartisan outreach have helped elevate global climate change to the main street public consciousness," said Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO & Founding Chair, U.

Former Vice Prez to keynote USGBC's upcoming conference

The Western North Carolina Green Building Council (WNCGBC) has been selected by the U.

U.S. Green Building Council chooses WNCGBC

Our focus since inception on using advanced technology to develop unique environmentally safe products that conserve energy for homeowners and industries, improve the health of workplaces and homes, and increase the lifespan of plants and equipment and critical municipal infrastructure is aligned perfectly with the objectives of the U.

INDUSTRIAL NANOTECH JOINS U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL

a fiber optic lighting company, today announced that the U.

Fiber Optic Lighting from Fiberstars Adds More 'Green' to the Headquarters of the U.S. Green Building Council

WASHINGTON -- The Home Depot Foundation awarded a $375,000 grant to the U.

Home Depot antes $375,000 for LEED-Home Rating System development

The West Quad also boasts a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, which means that it has met the criteria for building a high-performance sustainable building according to the U.

Green expectations: from wind turbines to green dorms, from turf roofs to eco-friendly cleaning fluids, IHEs are exploring environmentally friendly ways to conserve energy, save money-and help the planet

Currently 28 colleges and universities are members of the U.

Green U

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced that its 17-story administrative office building in Yonkers has received LEED[R] Gold-EB (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design-Existing Building) ranking from the U.

NYPA first New York State building to score Gold LEED

Hobart today announced it is the first commercial food equipment manufacturer to become a member of the U.

Food Equipment Manufacturer Hobart Latest Member of U.S. Green Building Council

I think the message of [Montgomery Park] is the power of the tenant," says David Pratt, president of the Baltimore Regional Chapter U.

A green vision for Baltimore

SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco recently adopted a Green Building Ordinance requiring all new city-owned and leased projects to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver certification from the U.