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U.S. Green Building Council Celebrates the 2021 Class of LEED Fellows
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), the premier organization independently recognizing excellence in green business industry performance and practice globally, has announced the 2021 class of LEED Fellows. Twenty-one individuals from around the world are being recognized for their mastery of LEED, the world’s most widely used green building ...
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2nd China Green Building Summit 2010
Hosted by Duxes Business Consulting and endorsed by powerful organizations around the world, 2nd China Green Building Summit 2010 will take place on June 3rd to 4th, 2010 in Beijing, China. As a congress, the 1st China Green Building event successfully gathered over 80 senior management and board level executives from 50 businesses. This 2nd summit is to explore the Chinese green building ...
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R. Baker & Son All Industrial in the LEED on GREEN since 1935
With alarming environmental topics like global warming and energy costs dominating our headlines, “green” has the word in business today. At long last, American industry is finally recognizing the importance of taking steps to reduce their impact onour fragile environment. For R. Baker & Son, though, “being green” is nothing new; we have been providing environmental services since 1935.One ...
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Sustainable Life Media launches sustainable brands seminars, providing executive level learning in sustainability aimed at accelerating implementation within corporations
Sustainable Life Media (SLM) announced its five-part SB Seminar Series, designed to provide attendees grounding in some of the complex principles and practices involved in building business and brand value through sustainable innovation. Hosted by top sustainably-focused corporations like Williams-Sonoma, 3M, Johnson & Johnson and AMD, SB Seminars are scheduled for San Francisco, CA in ...
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USGBC® Central Pennsylvania Partners with Green Education Services to Further Keystone State`s Green Initiatives
The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council® (USGBC®) announced recently that it will be partnering with Green Education Services, a green jobs and worksite safety training provider, to bring premier LEED certification training to the region. "Our Chapter is pleased to offer quality LEED Prep training locally and at very competitive pricing through our partnership ...
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Carrier Sponsors 6th Annual International Summit at Greenbuild International Conference and Expo
Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) solutions, is proud to be the presenting sponsor for the third year in a row of the International Summit at Greenbuild 2012 in San Francisco. Approximately 400 building professionals representing 30 countries today gathered at the event to exchange ideas and learn about the latest ...
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UHC Awarded LEED Certification for Chicago Headquarters
UHC has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification for excellence in environmentally responsible design in the construction of its office space at 155 North Wacker Drive in Chicago. LEED, an internationally recognized green building certification system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, provides a framework for identifying and implementing ...
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NREL’s research support facility certified LEED® platinum
The Research Support Facility (RSF) located on the campus of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has been certified LEED® Platinum for New Construction by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable building design and construction. At 222,000 square-feet, the RSF is a model for sustainable, ...
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Trucost and Golden Credit Rating launch green bond assessment framework for China
Investors in China’s rapidly growing green bond market will have greater confidence that the projects they are financing will deliver genuine environmental benefits thanks to a new assessment framework launched today by Trucost and Golden Credit Rating International. The launch coincides with the G20 conference in Hangzhou, China on 4-5 September where green finance will be on the agenda ...
By Trucost Plc
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Indianapolis KFC Awarded LEED® Green Building Certification
A KFC restaurant in Indianapolis has been awarded LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED is the USGBC’s rating system for designing and constructing the world’s greenest, most energy efficient and high performing buildings. The KFC restaurant on North Keystone Avenue in Indianapolis recently received a plaque in recognition of ...
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Chicago Home to More LEED Certified Buildings than any Other City
The building consulting experts at EC2 provide LEED indoor air quality (IAQ) testing services for both new construction and existing buildings. In November the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) will host their annual conference in Chicago, Illinois. At the event Chicago’s Mayor Richard Daley will receive a newly created award from the USGB entitled the Mayor Richard M. Daley Legacy ...
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FedEx `Leads` express industry in pursuit of LEED certification for new buildings
FedEx Express has made LEED Certification the standard for newly-built US facilities. LEED, the green building rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), of which FedEx is an active member, is the leading benchmark for buildings that are designed, constructed and operated sustainably. The newly-constructed FedEx Express Las Vegas facility is the first facility in the ...
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Businesses step up to the plate to address climate change, worker well-being, and sustainable development
In the coming weeks, some of the world’s biggest companies and most respected brands are coming to Vancouver to discuss climate action, improve worker well-being, boost clean energy, electric vehicle adoption, and more. A who’s who of bankers, investors, politicians, and others are coming together under one roof to discuss how to use the power of business to address pressing global, ...
By GLOBE Series
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Cadmus Acquires Calif.-based Constructive Technologies Group
The Cadmus Group, Inc., today announced a strategic acquisition that will catapult the energy, environmental, and public health consultancy to the forefront of firms providing creative, multidisciplinary sustainability solutions for the built environment. Cadmus completed the acquisition of Constructive Technologies Group (CTG) at the end of December 2011. Based in Irvine, Calif., CTG comprises ...
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BD - Canada headquarters in Mississauga, Ontario achieves LEED gold certification for environmentally responsible design, construction and operations
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced that its new BD - Canada corporate office in Mississauga received Gold Certification from the Canada Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Green Building Rating System. BD's office in Mississauga is the Company's first of four LEED-certified ...
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Equinix Recognized for Excellence in Green Data Center Design
Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ:EQIX), a provider of global data center services, has been awarded the LEED® (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System™ Gold Certification for its high building standards by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for phase one of its SY3 facility located in Mascot, Sydney. LEED was developed by ...
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USGBC Awards Sterling Cottages at West End LEED® Gold Certification
Sterling Cottages at West End was awarded LEED Gold certification by the US Green Building Council for achievement in green building and design. LEED for Homes is a certification program that rewards energy and resource efficient design and construction practices. LEED for Homes certification requires the completion of a rigorous process that performs home energy (HERS) ratings, as well as ...
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Campbell Soup Company Awarded LEED Green Building Certification for Campbell Employee Center
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today announced that the Campbell Employee Center has been awarded LEED Silver certification established by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high-performance green ...
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2900 Fairview Park Drive Awarded LEED Gold Certification
HITT Contracting Inc. is proud to announce that 2900 Fairview Park Drive has received LEED® Gold certification, established by the U.S. Green Building Council and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute. LEED is the nation’s preeminent program for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Home to HITT’s ...
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group Headquarters Earns LEED® Gold Certification
Dr Pepper Snapple Group (NYSE:DPS) today announced that its Plano headquarters earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Gold Certification for a multi-use building by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Designated a "multi-use facility” because it includes not only offices but also a research and development center and a data center, ...
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