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USGBC Certifying Green Parking Garages Déjà Vu

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council announced that its certification body, the Green Business Certification Inc. will now administer the Green Garage Certification Program with its acquisition of the Green Parking Council. green bond funding for a parking garage). Last month the U.S.

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Supreme Court Decision is Good for Green Globes

Green Building Law Update

United States , is a win for small businesses and very good for those that work on Green Globes projects. Among the significant beneficiaries of this Supreme Court decision will be the many small businesses involved with Green Globes green building assessment and certification system. The recent unanimous decision of the U.S.

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ASHRAE 189.1 - 2014 Green Building Standard Is Now Available

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Standard was published and became available for use. is an alternative compliance option of the International Green Construction Code. Given the timing of the enactment, Baltimore adopted the December 2011 version of 189.1. Last week the 2014 version of the ASHRAE 189.1 ANSI/ASHRAE/USGBC/IES Standard 189.1-2014,

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earth USA 2011

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Earth USA 2011.

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Airport of the Future global student design competition 2020 winners announced

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The Green Gateway—a zero-emission, highly sustainable multimodal hub—has been named the winner for the 2020 Fentress Global Challenge (FGC), an annual global student design competition launched in 2011 by Fentress Architects that represents the firm’s commitment to advancing innovative design in public architecture and attracts students from around (..)

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. This side prefers the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Building.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Earth USA 2011.