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My Green Schools Art Contest! DEADLINE EXTENDED to Thursday, April 6th
Do you know any K-5 students or teachers that want to GO GREEN??
Make sure they know about the My Green Schools Art Contest from the USGBC Detroit Region in partnership with the Ecology Center, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, and the MI Earth Day Fest!More
USGBC Board of Directors Approves 2017–2019 Strategic Plan
As an organization, USGBC’s call to action is to execute ideas that drive innovation and transformation. Our shared vision—of regenerative buildings and communities that sustain all life within a generation—is as inclusive as it is actionable, and I firmly believe that our opportunities to realize that vision are limitless.
Moving forward with clean power without the Clean Power Plan
With the new administration taking shape, the future form of the much-debated Clean Power Plan is unclear, though change is certain. However, there are still many opportunities for states to continue progress on clean energy and efficiency started under the auspices of the rule, and we are looking to the future.More
Coolest LEED projects of 2016
As the leading green building rating system, LEED has always been in the forefront of the movement to create healthy places in which to live, learn, work and play. Worldwide, about 170,000 gross square meters of space is LEED-certified every day. Among such lists as the Top 10 Countries, Top 10 States, LEED Homes Awards and Best of Green Schools, you can get a snapshot of the great things happening in LEED, but we simply can’t share every project. More
Changes to Commissioning Requires Proposed for Green Building Standard
ATLANTA Changes to the commissioning requirements in Standard 189.1 that would increase its ability to support achieving high performance green buildings are open for public input.
Published by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings, contains minimum requirements for the siting, design and construction of high performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts, and maintaining acceptable indoor environments.More
5 things you need to know about the LEED 2009 registration close
Five things to know about the upcoming LEED 2009 sunset.More
Join the 2016 Michigan Battle of the Buildings
The Michigan Battle of the Buildings Program is an awards and recognition program for energy use reduction open to all Michigan area commercial & industrial buildings.More
USGBC LEED bombshell
It has been speculated about for years: Is LEED certification — based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards — anything more than a PR stamp of approval, even though USGBC contends that buildings with this “stamp” actually use less energy than their uncertified counterparts? Hard evidence now answers this question.More
ASHRAE Selected as 2014 Best of Building Award Recipient by USGBC Members
ASHRAE is pleased to announce today that it received the U.S. Green Building Councils (USGBC) Best of Building award for Best Professional Association.More
My Green Schools Art Contest! DEADLINE EXTENDED to Thursday, April 6th
Do you know any K-5 students or teachers that want to GO GREEN??
Make sure they know about the My Green Schools Art Contest from the USGBC Detroit Region in partnership with the Ecology Center, Great Lakes Renewable Energy Association, and the MI Earth Day Fest!More
USGBC Board of Directors Approves 2017–2019 Strategic Plan
As an organization, USGBC’s call to action is to execute ideas that drive innovation and transformation. Our shared vision—of regenerative buildings and communities that sustain all life within a generation—is as inclusive as it is actionable, and I firmly believe that our opportunities to realize that vision are limitless.
Moving forward with clean power without the Clean Power Plan
With the new administration taking shape, the future form of the much-debated Clean Power Plan is unclear, though change is certain. However, there are still many opportunities for states to continue progress on clean energy and efficiency started under the auspices of the rule, and we are looking to the future.More
Coolest LEED projects of 2016
As the leading green building rating system, LEED has always been in the forefront of the movement to create healthy places in which to live, learn, work and play. Worldwide, about 170,000 gross square meters of space is LEED-certified every day. Among such lists as the Top 10 Countries, Top 10 States, LEED Homes Awards and Best of Green Schools, you can get a snapshot of the great things happening in LEED, but we simply can’t share every project. More
Changes to Commissioning Requires Proposed for Green Building Standard
ATLANTA Changes to the commissioning requirements in Standard 189.1 that would increase its ability to support achieving high performance green buildings are open for public input.
Published by ASHRAE, the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the International Code Council (ICC), ASHRAE/IES/USGBC/ICC Standard 189.1, Standard for the Design of High Performance Green Buildings, contains minimum requirements for the siting, design and construction of high performance green buildings in support of reducing building energy use, resource consumption and other environmental impacts, and maintaining acceptable indoor environments.More
5 things you need to know about the LEED 2009 registration close
Five things to know about the upcoming LEED 2009 sunset.More
Join the 2016 Michigan Battle of the Buildings
The Michigan Battle of the Buildings Program is an awards and recognition program for energy use reduction open to all Michigan area commercial & industrial buildings.More
USGBC LEED bombshell
It has been speculated about for years: Is LEED certification — based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards — anything more than a PR stamp of approval, even though USGBC contends that buildings with this “stamp” actually use less energy than their uncertified counterparts? Hard evidence now answers this question.More
ASHRAE Selected as 2014 Best of Building Award Recipient by USGBC Members
ASHRAE is pleased to announce today that it received the U.S. Green Building Councils (USGBC) Best of Building award for Best Professional Association.More