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The GSA and their abudent portfolio of buildings is no doubt a market leader in green building and given their size has the ability to direct the green building marketplace. Until now GSA has utilized the LEED rating system for the large majority of their green building projects.
As part…
By Linda Smithe, RA, CSI, CDT, LEED AP BD&C
LEED 2012 Third Public Comment Has Closed.
LEED 2012 will be balloted from June 1-30, 2012. To vote, you must join the Consensus Body during the Opt-In Period, which begins April 2. Employees of USGBC national member organizations in good standing are…
The Boca Ciega High School consists of two new high school buildings totaling 235,202 square feet on approximately 37.22 acres of land. The objective of this project is to obtain LEED Gold Certification for Schools by addressing site issues, utilizing recycling materials, water efficiency, lighting and HVAC efficiency, and…
In honor of World Water Day which was March 22nd, lets take a look at how LEED 2012 is increasing the emphasis on water efficiency. In the third public comment of LEED BD+C we see several familiar credits come into full credit status along with some new requirements. Overall…
February 29th was not only special because it was Leap Day but also because The Spinnaker Group was able to deliver the prestigious LEED Gold plaque to the Village of Wellington for their new green Municipal Complex during the scheduled Council meeting. Rob Hink, Principal of the Spinnaker Group…
First, I would like to make it clear we should do everything we can to reduce worker injuries on construction sites.
Second, I hate repeating or referencing this article (New Research Reveals the Safety Hazards of Green Building) because it is so offensive to my core belief that green building…
As the industry continues to create more and more LEED Certified buildings the bar is continuing to rise in the marketplace. Not only through new versions of LEED, LEED 2012 is on track for release at the end of the year, but also with the reality of…
Concrete is not new. It has been around for thousands of years. Everyone knows that.
Not everyone knows that production of portland cement (the magic binder in concrete) accounts for about 5% of the worlds carbon dioxide emissions. That’s a lot of CO2!
There is research going on at the Massachusetts…
No, this isn’t about glass and shading coefficients. This transparency is about a concept of knowing what effect a material has in the broader context of the environment, social equity, and human health.
If the building industry has access to in depth information on the building products they are choosing….
The recently completed FIU School of International and Public Affairs building has been officially certified LEED-Gold earning 44 points under LEED-NC v2.2! Designed by Arquitectonica and built by Suffolk Construction the FIU SIPA building incorporated a variety of sustainable elements making this truly…
