Green Building

HOUSTON, TX (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Crescent Real Estate Holdings announced today that its entire 10-building office campus, Greenway Plaza, completed U.S. Green Building Council LEED certification. LEED certification is an internationally recognized green building certification system providing third-party verification that a building employs strategies to improve energy savings, water efficiency, CO2 emissions reduction, and indoor environmental quality. These strategies can be implemented...Read Full Story

Burns & McDonnell offices at The Campus at GreenhillWallingford, CT Wallingford, CT, March 12, 2013---Burns & McDonnell announced today that their office space at The Campus at Greenhill in Wallingford, CT has been awarded LEED® Gold. The LEED rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the foremost program for building, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance...Read Full Story

LEEDPASS- Comprehensive Study Material for LEED AP Exam , 800 Exam Style Practice Questions and 150 Significant Notes to Pass the Exam on the First Try PTC – click on the image below for more information. LEEDPASS- Comprehensive Study Material for LEED AP Exam , 800 Exam Style Practice Questions and 150 Significant Notes to Pass the Exam on the First Try – The goal of sustainable building is to achieve livable communities through comprehensive approaches that coordinate economic, physical...Read Full Story

QTS, a data center based in Virginia has just announced the achievement of a Leed Gold Certification for its Richmond Data Center. Furthermore, the Richmond data center has proven to be one of the most secure data center campuses in the US. So what is a LEED Gold certification and why is so important? LEED Certification Standards Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards were developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to evaluate the overall efficiency of...Read Full Story

Atlanta, GA,  Sept. 12, 2012 –Ackerman & Co., a full-service commercial real estate firm, has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver certification for Existing Buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) for Marietta Medical Center (top left photo). The 98,534-square-foot, five-story, class “A” property, located at 790 Church Street, is the first and only medical office building to receive LEED certification in Marietta.  The contemporary medical...Read Full Story

The U.S. Green Building Council’s rating system LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) has become increasingly important and popular in recent years. Since its creation in 1998, LEED has grown to include over 12,000 projects in more than 30 countries. However, even basic LEED certifications can be incredibly difficult to achieve. Before your building project can even be considered for LEED certification, it must comply with all environmental laws and regulations, occupancy...Read Full Story

There was a big announcement today at the Greenbuild conference, the world’s largest conference dedicated to green building, which is taking place in San Francisco this week. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that Google awarded them a $3 million grant in “an effort to transform the building materials industry and accelerate the creation of healthier indoor environments.” “Healthy, non-toxic building materials are a critical component in green building,” said Rick Fedrizzi...Read Full Story