This spring marks the evolution of the LEED green building certification program with the launch of LEED 2009. The new version of the rating system introduces major technical advancements to the LEED ...

In LEED 2009, LEED projects will be able to earn “bonus points” for implementing green building strategies that address the important environmental issues facing their region. A project can be awarded ...

Designers can now earn credit under Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for use of the Advanced Energy Design Guide for Small Office Buildings. The inclusion of the ...

The U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) next update to the LEED green building program, LEED 2012, will include various updates to credits within the LEED Pilot Credit Library. Washington, D.C.—The ...

The first of two public comment sessions recently opened on changes proposed for the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) will build upon a 2009 ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced that its PPG AQUAPON® WB EP waterborne epoxy coating, which has an ultra-low volatile organic compound (VOC) formulation (26g/L), is ...

The Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), Tampa, Fla., and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Washington, D.C., recently announced they are working together to develop ...

The U.S. Green Building Council announced that LEED Professional Credentials have been approved for college credit through New Jersey’s State Energy Sector Partnership initiative. SESP is the result ...

FRANKLIN PARK, ILL. — Sloan Valve Co. has released a brochure that charts LEED water efficiency credits and describes Sloan plumbing products that can help commercial facilities meet these credits.

Bird conservators have long campaigned against feral cats and rampant windmill development, due to their links to bird deaths. Add large, reflective structural windows to that list, of course. Many ...

Gov. Jennifer Granholm soon will consider a proposal to give tax breaks to green buildings, according to Guy Bazzani, president and CEO of Bazzani Associates in Grand Rapids. Bazzani discussed the ...