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IMPs Seal the Deal on Community College

January 12, 2015

Kankakee Community College (KCC) recently completed construction on its North Extension Center (NEC), six miles north of the main campus in Kankakee, Ill.

Long-Term Greening

Christopher Gray

January 1, 2015

New LEED pilot credits aim to help architects and builders think beyond certification.

Sustainable Star Gazing

November 28, 2014

Roofing choices play a key role in an education center, and its observatory, earning LEED Platinum.

USGBC Announces Extension of LEED 2009

November 7, 2014

Extension offers the green building industry additional time to prepare for the newest version of LEED.

Continuing Education Unit

LEED: The Next Generation

As LEED’s most significant upgrade since Version 2.0 in 2000, project teams have their work cut out for them to meet v4’s most stringent requirements.

Barbara Horwitz-Bennett

October 1, 2014

Many are applauding the new and improved LEED v4 (v4) as raising the sustainable building bar and continuing to drive market transformation.

Phasing in Neighborhood Developments

Derrick Teal

September 3, 2014

A Milwaukee project team has few precedents to follow when achieving one of the rarer LEED certifications.

Solar Challenge: Innovation Makes Unique Solar Panel Installation Possible

July 11, 2014

As part of a major renovation seeking net-zero energy LEED certification, DPR Construction of San Francisco wanted to install solar panels on its roof.

A Golden Opportunity For Platinum

Cristina Toscano

July 1, 2014

A grant from the Department of Energy pushes a sustainable building at a Michigan university from LEED Gold to LEED Platinum.

BSD Updates Master Specifications, Supporting Multiple Green Initiatives

June 13, 2014

Building Systems Design Inc. (BSD) has announced publication of revisions to 116 specification sections related to sustainable design for architects and engineers.