Articles Tagged with ''LEED''

The USGBC California (USGBC-CA) and BuildingEase announced a groundbreaking partnership to create the Rebuild Marketplace—a centralized platform to connect communities, builders, and homeowners with sustainable and fire-resilient building materials in the wake of California’s increasingly frequent and severe wildfires. 

The recent ratification of LEED v5 underscores the emerging priority of decarbonization by sustainable design leaders as it one of the new version's three impact areas along with quality of life and ecological conservation and restoration.

The USGBC has unveiled LEED v5, the latest in sustainable building certification, emphasizing decarbonization and energy efficiency across a building’s full lifecycle.

A site hardscape's contribution to a project's total embodied carbon can drastically impact the overall project’s embodied carbon footprint.

Construction of major building projects in bustling urban areas is always challenging. However, the $700 million Lyrik Back Bay mixed-use development in Boston set a new benchmark for logistical complexity.

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine announced its sponsorship of the upcoming Constructing Mega Facilities: Advances in Planning, Design and Engineering Summit.

With the push to decarbonize the building sector, there are more opportunities for renovations and retrofits and this area is primed for the uptake in circularity. Here are some key reasons to integrate circular practices into building design and construction.  

With a rebranded focus on carbon reduction, resiliency, and equity, the new version seeks to reclaim LEED’s leadership position in sustainability amidst the rising popularity of other programs like Fitwel and Passive House.

Massachusetts ranked first in 2024 based on LEED-certified gross square footage per capita over the past year, improving their showing from 2023.