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Articles Tagged with ''green building''

 Building Up and Community Resilience

Building Up and Community Resilience

Filomena Nigro
June 18, 2021
Metropolitan infrastructure is always adapting because of—and in response to—rapid changes in technology and the planet’s climate.
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Dan Overbey

Influence of Minimum Project Requirements on Sustainable Design Outcomes

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Daniel Overbey
May 27, 2021
Whether trying to meet sustainable design requirements set by a code, standard, or rating system, does it ever feel like your projects have a way of gravitating toward the minimum threshold set by the requirements?
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Which U.S. Cities Are Setting the Most Ambitious Green Building Policies?

Evelyn Long
May 19, 2021
Cities have had a longstanding association with pollution and environmental degradation. Government officials recognized their shortcomings and instilled sustainability back into these regions
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photos are courtesy of Jeffrey Totaro, 2018.

Steel Lays the Framework for Energy-Efficient Glass Curtain Wall Systems

Chuck Knickerbocker
Chuck Knickerbocker
May 12, 2021
As regulations and demands increase for energy efficiency in all facets of modern society, the building industry has found itself in a balancing act when it comes to the exterior.
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How Building Design Impacts Transportation

Evelyn Long
April 22, 2021
Companies can design their buildings to promote environmentally friendly transportation methods, lessening their contribution to ecological destruction.
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Greenbuild to Produce Three Virtual Summits

April 8, 2021
The Greenbuild International Conference + Expo will be held September 21-23, 2021 in San Diego with the option to attend the education either in-person or virtually
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USGBC Expands LEED Earth to Homes, Communities and Cities

March 3, 2021
LEED Earth has enabled the expansion of green building to nearly 200 countries around the world.
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The Basics of Constructing a Green Wall

Walter Beal
February 26, 2021
Developers and architectural designers alike have become increasingly captivated by sustainability and green design—amplified by the demand for big-idea solutions to climate change and an unprecedented global health crisis that has encouraged a re-evaluation of what it means to be both physically and mentally well
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USGBC Releases 2020 Top 10 States for LEED, Introduces Top States for LEED Professionals

February 9, 2021
2020 revealed the importance of healthy, green buildings in supporting people and communities.
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Lakisha A. Woods

NIBS President & CEO Elected to Vice Chair of USGBC

February 4, 2021
Lakisha A. Woods joined the board in August 2019, marking it the first time the National Institute of Building Sciences joined the USGBC board of directors.
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