greenerbuildings.com - 8/28/2009
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Ramping up efforts to ensure that green buildings deliver on their promise, the U.S. Green Building Council rolled out a sweeping initiative this week to amass data on all LEED-certified structures and use the information to help close any gaps between expected and actual performance.
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1greengeneration.elementsintime.com - 8/31/2009
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As many of you know, we’ve recently moved
from a small 1-bedroom in a 1920s building to
a brand new LEED-certified (green-built) 1-bedroom plus office. We’re a bit closer to downtown, the space is twice as large as our previous apartment, it’s very energy efficient, we have a ...
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Our New Home
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Sustainability News Headlines - 8/28/2009
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... U.S. Green Building Council to Monitor Performance of LEED Certified Buildings, Ensure They Live Up to Promise Greener Buildings, 8/28 ...
REMINDER: Live chat with Tom Hicks of USGBC TODAY at 2pm EDT!
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... , to discuss a brand new USGBC initiative to test and analyze the performance of ‘green buildings’. This is an extremely exciting BRAND NEW initiative from the ...
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