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Open For Comment Until 1/14/11: LEED Rating System

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 15:49:53 +0000

The public comment draft of the next version of LEED is an update and expansion of the technical content from LEED 2009.

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Update of LEED Opens for First Public Comment

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:15:24 +0000

The proposed update builds on the foundation of LEED 2009, including the alignment and weighting of credits and further advances the “bookshelf” framework where credits are applied to specific building types.

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Protocols for Performance Measurement Offered by Leading Building Groups

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 15:47:25 +0000

Protocols are developed at three levels for each of six performance categories: energy, water, thermal comfort, indoor air quality, lighting, and acoustics.

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IGCC Hearings Slated for August; Comments Due 5/14/10

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:42:17 +0000

Public comments, which can be submitted until this Friday, May 14, will serve as the agenda for the hearings.

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Princeton Review & USGBC: “Guide To 286 Green Colleges”

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:21:31 +0000

Just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day (April 22), "The Princeton Review’s Guide to 286 Green Colleges" – which is based on a survey of hundreds of colleges nationwide – profiles the nation’s most environmentally responsible campuses.

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New BOMI International Course Approved for LEED Hours

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:55:49 +0000

BOMI International’s class entitled Electrical Systems and Illumination has been approved by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The course is the seventh BOMI International class approved recently by the USGBC.

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BOMA Approved as USGBC Education Provider

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:59:07 +0000

BEEP’s six on demand Webinars have been approved for a total of 12 GBCI CE hours and the four Webinars in the SOS series have been approved for a total of six GBCI CE hours, all counting toward the LEED Credential Maintenance Program.

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LEED Green Associate Credential Launches in Canada

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:47:12 +0000

The LEED Green Associate credential signifies fundamental knowledge of green building concepts and is ideal for both professionals in non-technical fields of practice as well as professionals and students working towards the LEED Accredited Professional exam.

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Standard 189.1 Code for High Performance Green Buildings

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:58:01 +0000

The goal of Standard 189.1 is to provide significant energy reduction over that in ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2007 (with a broader scope than Standard 90.1)and suggest minimum requirements for the siting, design, and construction of high performance, green buildings.

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USGBC Approves IREM Course on Sustainable Real Estate Management

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:36:47 +0000

The course focuses on common sense, cost effective ways to meet owner, tenant, and resident demand for “green” real estate and increase a property’s NOI through sustainable real estate management techniques.

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ASHRAE Headquarters Receives Highest LEED Certification

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:55 +0000

The Society’s office building in Atlanta, GA, which underwent a major renovation in 2008, is one of only six buildings in the state of Georgia to receive a LEED Platinum rating,

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Third BOMI Course Gets Approval from USGBC

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:06 +0000

USGBC has approved BOMI’s Design, Operation, and Maintenance of Building Systems, Part II (Design II) course which will help LEED professionals satisfy their credentialing maintenance requirements.

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Frito-Lay North America Headquarters Achieves LEED Gold

Andrea Sanchez — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:56:51 +0000

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America recently announced its Plano, TX, headquarters has been awarded LEED® Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and verified by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI).

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Sears Tower Going Greener

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:00:55 +0000

The project will result in energy savings and reduced CO2 emissions to the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, cutting base building electricity use by up to 80% (by way of a combination of energy savings and cogeneration).

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Chipotle Mexican Grill First Restaurant Ever to Receive Platinum Level LEED® Certification

Andrea Sanchez — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:03:09 +0000

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that it has been awarded Platinum level LEED® certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for its Gurnee, IL.

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Clinton Climate Initiative Focuses on City Infrastructure

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:20:09 +0000

The program will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are “climate positive.”

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New Embassies in Panama and Bulgaria Practice “Green Diplomacy”

Andrea Sanchez — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:15:16 +0000

In what amounts to a “green” diplomatic effort, the U.S. Embassy in Panama is the second American Embassy built to meet the energy and environmental standards established by the USGBC.

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Pizza Fusion Unveils World’s First LEED® Certified Pizzeria

Andrea Sanchez — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:30:22 +0000

Pizza Fusion was recently awarded Gold and Silver certifications by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for its first two restaurants built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) specifications in Palm Beach Gardens and Weston, Florida. This recognition makes Pizza Fusion the first LEED certified pizzeria in the world.

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Consortium To Advise DOE On High Performance Green Building Issues

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:18:57 +0000

Ten organizations form group to assist federal government on prime sustainability issues.

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Standard 90.1-2004 Established As National Reference Standard By DOE

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:48:58 +0000

States mandated to follow different ASHRAE standard in order to comply with 2005 energy legislation.

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From Poor Richard: NBI Study Illustrates Actual Performance of LEED-NC Buildings

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:22:40 +0000

Poor Richard shares his thoughts about a March 2008 study quantifying the actual performance of all 552 LEED-NC v.2 certified buildings.

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Poor Richard: USGBC – LEED Gambling?

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:30:34 +0000

Poor Richard asks, "With the recent introduction of LEED 2009 and with major revisions to LEED EB (now EB-OM) and serious structural changes to the LEED Accredited Professional requirements—one must wonder if USGBC is killing the goose that lays their golden eggs."

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Advanced Energy Design Guide Available For Free Download

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:10:27 +0000

Nine million tons of carbon dioxide. $600 million in energy costs: that’s the potential savings represented by 100,000 copies in the Advanced Energy Design Guide series now in circulation.

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LEED Gold for Pollution Leaders?

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:56:42 +0000

Olympic athletes were prepared to don respirators and China was forced to seed clouds, idle factories and ban vehicles to temporarily lift a pollution fog that enveloped Beijing as recently as last month.

Very interesting (albeit ironic) for USGBC to award their “gold medal” for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design to a country recognized as one of the planet’s top polluters.

Thus proving that the politics of “green” have circled the globe and that lucrative consulting proposals can be generated in multiple languages and paid in a variety of currencies…

Poor Richard

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Beijing Air Improves, Olympic Village Earns LEED Gold

BEIJING, China, August 13, 2008 – Beijing’s air quality has improved, with the sky clearly visible today

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LEED 2009 Rating System Open For Comment

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:48:21 +0000

The U.S Green Building Council is soliciting input on the rating system during this second public comment period.

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