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Articles Tagged “USGBC”
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Standard 189.1 Code for High Performance Green Buildings
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
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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ARRA Funds For State And Local Governments
In an effort to clarify how ARRA funding ties to state energy code adoption and enforcement, 14 organizations have developed an explanatory statement in order to clarify for state and local governments.
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Post Occupancy Results of LEED Buildings in Illinois
The Regional Green Building Case Study Project: a Post-Occupancy Study of LEED Projects in Illinois report summarizes the first year of a multi-year study to analyze the post-occupancy benefits of 25 LEED certified projects in Illinois.
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ASHRAE Headquarters Receives Highest LEED Certification
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
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
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
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
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
The program will support the development of large-scale urban projects that demonstrate cities can grow in ways that are “climate positive.”
