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| description | | The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. | |
| link | | www.usgbc.org (820) | |
| phone | | 202.742.3792 | |
| fax | | 202.828.5110 | |
| address | | 2101 L Street, NW
Suite 500
Washington, DC 20037
United States | |
| category | | Sustainable Design Organizations | |
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| added | | Oct 28, 2004
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 | | LEED Project Certification Submittal Tips and Webinar Series
USGBC has released a package of LEED Project Submittal Tips and is hosting a series of certification webinars to help guide the certification process and make things more efficient for both project teams and reviewers.
January 31, 2012 | |
 | | Best of Green Schools 2011
The Center for Green Schools released its inaugural Best of Green Schools 2011 list recognizing school administrators and government leaders in 10 categories for their efforts to create sustainable learning environments.
December 13, 2011 | |
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 | | Square Footage of LEED-Certified Existing Buildings Surpasses New Cons
LEED-certified existing buildings are outpacing their newly built counterparts, according to the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
December 8, 2011 | |
 | | New York and San Francisco Receive World Green Building Council's Gove
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced New York and San Francisco as the recipients of the World Green Building Council's Government Leadership Awards for Excellence in City Policy for Green Building.
December 6, 2011 | |
 | | USGBC App Lab
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its online App Lab as part of its LEED Automation Program.
November 25, 2011 | |
 | | LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System Honored by Renewable N
The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system has been recognized by the Renewable Natural Resources Foundation (RNRF) with its 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award.
November 14, 2011 | |
 | | USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi Recognized with Olmsted Medal
Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was recognized yesterday by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for his commitment to environmental leadership and stewardship.
November 8, 2011 | |
 | | 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards Winners
The winners of the 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards were announced at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, showcasing excellence in holistic retrofitting projects from around the world.
October 11, 2011 | |
 | | Recipients of the 2011 USGBC Leadership Awards
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2011 Leadership Awards.
September 20, 2011 | |
 | | Empire State Building Achieves LEED Gold
The Empire State Building has been awarded LEED Gold for Existing Buildings certification as further recognition from the $550 million Empire State ReBuilding program.
September 13, 2011 | |
 | | USGBC Applauds President Obama for Advancing a Bold Plan to Get Americ
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) commended President Obama today for his leadership, for taking action to put people back to work and for helping ensure a stronger America.
September 9, 2011 | |
 | | 10,000th LEED Building Certified
The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI) has certified the 10,000th LEED commercial project today.
September 1, 2011 | |
 | | USGBC Joins Global Reporting Initiative as an Organizational Stakehold
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has joined the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) as an Organizational Stakeholder (OS), becoming a member of GRI's global network of organizations and companies that are committed to transparency, accountability and sustainable development.
August 15, 2011 | |
 | | LEED 2012: Second Public Comment Period Now Open
Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened the second public comment period for the proposed 2012 update to its LEED green building rating system.
August 1, 2011 | |
 | | Virtual Tour of USGBC's LEED Platinum Headquarters
Virtual tour of USGBC's LEED Platinum headquarters features embedded videos, audio podcasts and information on building materials and products used throughout the space.
May 15, 2011 | |
 | | USGBC Multifamily Midrise Design Competition
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its first-ever Multifamily Midrise Design Competition.
May 3, 2011 | |
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 | | HOK Partners with USGBC on Design of New Orphanage and Children's Cent
HOK is the U.S. Green Building Council's official design partner for Project Haiti, a facility targeting LEED Platinum certification that will replace a Port-au-Prince orphanage and children's center devastated by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that rocked Haiti and killed 316,000 people two years ago.
January 15, 2012 | |
 | | USGBC and AIA Announce Second Architecture for Humanity Sustainability
Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti, the process of rebuilding has taken another step forward with the selection of Burtland Granvil, AIA, LEED AP, as the new Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow.
January 12, 2012 | |
 | | 2012 IDEC Annual Conference Celebrates 50 Years of Advancing the Inter
For the past 50 years, the Interior Design Educators Council has met annually to learn, inspire, and advance the interior design profession. This year's annual conference will celebrate that rich history while focusing on the future vitality of the profession as it grows and evolves.
December 10, 2011 - Conference: March 19 - March 22, 2012 | |
 | | USGBC President Rick Fedrizzi Elected Chair of World Green Building Co
Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chair of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been elected chair of the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC).
October 26, 2011 | |
 | | GSA Gets New Contemporary Region Headquarters in Atlanta's Former Grea
Focusing on the confluence of sustainability and historic preservation, Lord, Aeck & Sargent has designed and overseen a $62 million exterior restoration and interior rehabilitation/adaptive reuse of downtown Atlanta's former Great Depression-era main post office.
September 10, 2011 | |
 | | Nation's First 21st Century Public Four-year College Opens Student Cen
With the opening of an 81,400-square-foot Student Center, the nation's first public four-year college founded in the 21st century recently made a transition from a commuter school to a more traditional campus community.
July 5, 2011 | |
 | | KTGY-Designed Eco-Friendly Senior Housing Break Grounds in Historic Ec
The Foursquare Foundation announced its ground breaking for the construction of a new $10 million richly-appointed Foursquare Senior Living residential community in one of Los Angeles' most historic neighborhoods, Echo Park.
March 3, 2011 | |
 | | Science Building Addition Opens at EMU with Existing Building Renovati
A spherical planetarium/classroom at the top of the glass and brick exterior of a new five-story building with metal sunshades, a green roof, and a rain garden act together to provide a dressed up entry to the western edge of the Eastern Michigan University (EMU) campus.
February 27, 2011 | |
 | | Green Jobs Take Center Stage at Greenbuild Conference
At this year's Greenbuild, the annual conference hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), green jobs takes center stage in the form of a Green Jobs Summit and Green Jobs Fair.
November 13, 2010 | |
 | | Willow Creek Office Building Repositioned to Achieve LEED-CS Silver
Smith Consulting Architects, a leading San Diego-based multi-disciplinary architectural firm, has successfully helped achieve LEED-CS Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council of the Willow Creek office building, a 25-year-old, 23,931-square-foot office facility located at 10021 Willow Creek Road in the Scripps Miramar Ranch vicinity of San Diego, Calif.
November 9, 2010 | |
 | | LivingHomes' Belles Townhomes in Presidio is First Multifamily LEED Pl
Designed by KieranTimberlake, Belles Townhomes are the only newly constructed residential buildings in the Presidio, the first to be designed in the modern vernacular there, and the first multifamily homes in San Francisco to receive LEED Platinum Certification.
October 6, 2010 | |
 | | New Green Residence Hall at Columbia Seminary Awarded LEED Gold Certif
Opened last summer, the new "green" residence hall for Columbia Theological Seminary students has earned the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification by the United States Green Building Council.
May 17, 2010 | |
 | | UWF's New School of Science and Engineering Building Adheres to PKAL P
Some 1,000 undergraduates began taking science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) classes this Spring semester at the University of West Florida's new School of Science and Engineering.
April 27, 2010 | |
 | | GGA Becomes First Design Firm in DC to Receive LEED Platinum Certifica
Group Goetz Architects (GGA) announced that it has been awarded LEED Platinum Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council for the design of its corporate offices at 2900 K Street in Washington DC's Georgetown neighborhood.
January 14, 2010 | |
 | | Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Expands Scope of Research With New
Scientists at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography earlier this month occupied a new facility that enables them to expand the scope of the Institute's leading-edge research on marine and coastal systems.
June 24, 2009 | |
 | | Cubellis Completes Chicago's First Hotel Designed to Achieve LEED Silv
Cubellis announced that the firm has completed work on Hotel Felix, Chicago's first hotel designed to achieve a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
May 6, 2009 | |
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