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USGBC: Green Buildings for Everyone Within This Generation The LEED green building program is creating a healthier, higher performing built environment in which to live, learn, work and play. A variety of other USGBC programs support that mission, from a diverse community of global green building advocates to groundbreaking new technologies. Learn more at http://www.usgbc.org
Beginners Guide to USGBC LEED v4 Green Associate Examination | LEED Green Associate Made Easy Chapter 1 -- Introduction to Green Buildings and LEED Credentials We will discuss the following in this Chapter : * What is a Green Building? * What is the Significance of Green Buildings? * What are the various Green Building rating systems? * Why LEED? * What are the various LEED Credentials? * LEED Examination information For more details about this course, please visit http://www.greenbuildingacademy.co/leed-ga-v4/
During their recent visit to USGBC headquarters to kick off the Green Apple partnership, members of the Energy Focus team took some time to share their vision for promoting healthier, safer, more efficient schools. Energy Focus is a leading provider of energy efficient LED lighting products and a developer of energy efficient lighting technology. Learn more about Energy Focus at http://www.energyfocusinc.com/. Green Apple is an initiative to put all children in schools where they have clean and healthy air to breathe, where energy and resources are conserved, and where they can be inspired to dream of a brighter future. To learn more,visit http://www.greenapple.org/..
Within the Top 10 states, 1,633 commercial and institutional projects became LEED-certified in 2015—representing 274.9 million square feet of real estate. The states that made the 2015 list were responsible for an 8 percent increase in the amount of certified space over last year (271.9 million square feet in 2015 versus 251.7 million square feet in 2014). Presented here is a short video showcasing some select LEED projects from each of the Top 10 States, from #10 to #1. Images Credited: 535 Mission Street: Photography by Tim Griffith. Downey Energy Resource Center: Images Property of SoCal Gas. Laurel Village Pavilion: Courtesy of 4240 Architecture, Inc. Springfield Data Center: Photography by Richard Mandelkorn. Archives College Park: Courtesy of the National Archives at College Park. N...
A LEED-certified home is designed and constructed in accordance with the rigorous guidelines of the LEED for Homes green building certification program. LEED for Homes is a consensus-developed, third party-verified, voluntary rating system which promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System™ is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. LEED gives building owners and operators the tools they need to have an immediate and measurable impact on their buildings' performance. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sus...
When you're a USGBC member, you're in good company. With their bold commitment to healthier, more efficient, greener buildings for all, USGBC members are creating a lasting legacy -- for future generations and for our planet. Start your legacy. Learn more at http://www.usgbc.org/member.
David Gottfried on USGBC - LEED Green Building, Building an industry around green building. Creating an industry that has Green Building Councils in over 90 countries!
Washington, D.C. — (Nov. 19, 2015) — Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Juan Ontiveros, associate vice president – utilities at the University of Texas at Austin has been selected as the first individual recipient of the Robert W. Galvin Award for Performance Excellence in Electricity Renewal. Under his direction, the University of Texas at Austin has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in energy efficiency and capacity upgrades, all of which have been covered by energy savings. The 2015 Leadership Awards celebrate the outstanding individuals and organizations at the forefront of sustainability in the built environment. The recipients were recognized at the annual USGBC Leadership Luncheon at the Greenbuild International Conference and Expo taking place in ...
I was born of a storm as my kind tend to be
But I'd never look more than mere woman to thee
For "woman" in this world means captive and slave
But freedom's the power that my heritage gave
'Twas in my first lifetime it came to a head
When the man I called father would force me to wed
"But it's travel I want, and to see the wide world!"
I still hear him now, saying
"Ladies don't do those things!"
Ah, no they don't, but then dragonets do!
"Stay hidden 'til nightfall, and I'll come for you."
And when he awoke, missing Mother and I
He never did think to look up to the sky.
What had married him, he never knew.
[repeat last three lines instrumental with recorder solo]
Now the Circle grows stronger as time rushes by
For the centuries pass in the blink of an eye
So my sisters and I saw the Kings come and go
'Til a Queen came to pow'r it was worthy to know
When I and my kind offered aid to the Queen,
To glean information as travelers unseen,
The men of her cab'net were shocked and appalled
And spluttered and stalled, saying
"Ladies don't do those things!"
Ah, no they don't, but then little birds do!
I suppose you'd say that to Elizabeth, too?
Well she never resented the help that we gave
Perhaps you'd have rather seen England enslaved?
You'd allies that you never knew.
Now in lifetimes, you see, we all wed now and then
So to blend unsuspected among mortal men
And when the New World sang its pleasures unknown
'Twas still a rare woman could live on her own.
He was decent enough, but society-bred
With ideas of obedient wives in his head
I'd go out unescorted to visit my kin
As my husbands before him, said
"Ladies don't do those things!"
Ah, no they don't, but then summer winds can
And the fire that warms you can burn in your hand.
We'll meet on the hilltops, and when we are through,
We'll tend to your hearths as we've promised to do