The EPA’s third annual Energy Star Program kicked off Wednesday. Nearly 3,300 commercial buildings will compete to improve energy efficiency, with the biggest loser taking home the prize.
As the U.S. General Services Administration continues to evaluate green-building systems for use in its projects, more than 1,200 businesses and organizations sign on to a letter asking the organization to continue using LEED.
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Under a new coalition, 27 industry groups raise issue with USGBC’s LEED development procedures and call for more consensus-based approaches and transparency in green-building standard development.
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Various industry groups and the USGBC weigh in on the recent decision to extend the development of LEED v4.
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USGBC delays ballot on LEED 2012 until 2013, renames the system upgrade to LEED v4, and adds a fifth public comment period.
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Green Globes and the Living Building Challenge join LEED in passing the GSA’s review for use in federal projects, an increase from just LEED in 2007.
The facility earned LEED Gold certification from the USGBC.
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With 71 million square feet, Chicago has the highest number of square feet of LEED certified buildings nationally, according to the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council.
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The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Green Building Council has opened its Building Performance Partnership program to include all current whole-building LEED-certified projects.