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USGBC - United States Green Building Council
USGBC - United States Green Building Council
Phone: 202-742-3792
2101 L Street NW
Washington
District Of Columbia , 20037
United States
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Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, In Person and Online, September 21-23, San Diego, CA
The time has never been better; the need has never been greater. Greenbuild brings together leaders developing the next generation of standards, policies, and partnerships to build a better quality of life for all. Greenbuild hosts the largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide, including architects, designers, builders, sustainability professionals, consultants and governments, where attendees learn and source...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 09/21/2021 + Show |
Greenbuild 2021: Virtual Green Business Summit, August 12
Greenbuild 2021's three virtual summits dive into critical topics within the green building space, offer continuing education credits, and are included with a Greenbuild All Access Pass. Sustainability professionals are being tasked with managing organizational initiatives from finding ways to decrease the carbon footprint of their real estate portfolio to implementing a new zero waste program. The Green Business Summit is a deep dive...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 08/12/2021 + Show |
Online: USGBC Federal Advocacy in Action, July 14, 2-3 PM EDT
Join USGBC for an advocacy webinar on July 14 at 2 pm ET. It’s shaping up to be a big year for federal investment in green building. Perhaps more than any previous administration, the Biden White House is prioritizing investments in sustainable homes and buildings and has developed a broad outline for accomplishing its goals through the American Jobs Plan infrastructure package. The plan includes investment in federal buildings, as well as...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 07/14/2021 + Show |
This session will discuss the concept of high-performance homes and buildings and the application of variable refrigerant flow (VRF) ducted heat pumps to meet their design and efficiency requirements. It will review different types of ducted indoor units, the special design considerations associated with them and how to effectively design for cold climate installations.
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 12/04/2020 |
In this one-hour video presentation, attendees will explore how HVLS fans can contribute to LEED v4, increase thermal comfort, and provide a silent and elegant design strategy. Then, there will be a discussion about how to save energy and improve indoor air quality for building occupants. The course reviews how computational fluid dynamics helps to measure airflow performance for energy savings. Finally, our team examines how HVLS fans...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 11/06/2020 + Show |
This webinar is designed to help building design and construction professionals understand how to use environmental product declarations in the procurement process and credit achievement for LEED v4 buildings. It covers the LEED v4 BD+C, LEED v4 ID+C, and LEED v4 O+M rating systems. Objectives Use and collect EPDs to design and construct a sustainable building and achieve credit in the LEED v4 BD+C rating system Use and collect EPDs...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 09/02/2020 + Show |
How do we lead in a way that truly drives innovation? As a green building industry we have big plans to push sustainability practices into the future. To be at the forefront of rethinking sustainable design, construction and operational practices. But do we know how to lead systemic, innovative change in this ever-changing world? Can we intentionally build cultures that foster and harness innovative thinking? Can we overcome our fear of failure...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 08/26/2020 + Show |
USGBC Equity Summit, Online, May 28 - 29
Better buildings mean better lives for all. USGBC’s vision means putting people first. In this inaugural summit, we will convene and listen to USGBC members, sustainability advocates, key social and environmental justice leaders, and economic and community development experts. Participants will share how their work acts on equity by creating better lives for people and moves the needle for green buildings, cities, and communities....
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 05/28/2020 + Show |
Join us for the USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Philadelphia, PA Introduction to Arc (1 hour, 1 CE) Description: provides a high-level introduction to Arc as a global platform to analyze and score the operational performance of spaces and buildings. This session will answer the following questions: What is Arc? How does Arc work? Why does Arc score? What is Arc for All? What is a Performance Certificate? How does...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 05/22/2020 + Show |
USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Measuring Resilience with RELi, May 21, 1-2:45pm
Join us for the USGBC Virtual Town Hall Workshop: Newark, NJ Measuring Resilience with RELi GBCI Credit: 1.0 CE hours (LEED-specific BD+C and ND) Basic level (Note: This workshop is for those already familiar and experienced with LEED. Focus is on resilience in the built environment.) Description: Around the world, governments, businesses, private developers and city planners and officials are spearheading a growing movement...
By USGBC - United States Green Building Council Event Date: 05/21/2020 + Show |
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Major Green Building Organizations Rally Around the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
At Greenbuild 2023, leading green building organizations, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), and mindful MATERIALS (mM) joined forces to align around the Common Materials Framework (CMF), which establishes a common language for holistic material sustainability in the building...
By Rate It Green Team Last updated: 11/29/2023 + Show |
USGBC Green Building Policy Outlook Panel, A Moment for Optimism and Broad-based Support
On December 10, The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) gathered a panel of policymakers and business leaders to consider the current green building policy outlook in the context of pandemic and the incoming Biden Administration. Panelists included USGBC’s Senior Policy Counsel, Elizabeth Beardsley, Representative Kathy Castor (D-Florida; Chair, House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis), Representative Peter Welch...
By Rate It Green Team Last updated: 12/10/2020 + Show |
Announced at the annual Greenbuild Conference and Expo this past week, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) plans to provide funding for 500 people in underserved communities to earn the LEED professional credential. A key goal is to help build capacity and expertise for green building, as a part of the USGBC's "All In; Building Equity Together" initiative, also announced at the start of...
By Allison Friedman // Rate It Green Admin Last updated: 11/13/2020 + Show |
USGBC Introduces Net Zero Certification Program
Net Zero Energy Certification In September 2018, USGBC launched the Net Zero certification program. Net zero buildings, as we know, are projects which achieve efficient energy use by developing their own renewable energy onsite or offsite by reaching or exceeding the annual energy consumption. Therefore, the program seeks to motivate green building designers to implement on LEED projects one of the important aspects...
By Suelen Ribeiro // Architect/ LEED GA Last updated: 10/12/2018 + Show |
Best in the West Regional Webinar Series: Autonomous Vehicles Revolution on August 25
Learn about the future as autonomous vehicles, expected to help create a global transportation revolution, similar to the one created when the first automobiles replaced the horse and buggy. Most cities have been been built to accommodate the single occupancy vehicle (SOV) and the people that drive them. Wide streets, low density development, vast parking lots, segregated land uses and the resultant congestion that is inevitable when people...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/25/2017 + Show |
Energize Denver: Energy Star Benchmarking Jam on August 16 in Denver
This high-energy jam session will not only help you benchmark your building, but also help you develop strategies to improve building performance and decrease utility bills. Bring your laptop and energy usage data for your building and go through the entire benchmarking process in-person with experts in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager! You will work in teams with benchmarking experts to benchmark your building using ENERGY STAR Portfolio...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/16/2017 + Show |
USGBC MA - Residential Green Building Meeting with Guest Speaker Joshua May on August 14, Boston
This August, Joshua May of Climate Reality will come in to speak with the Residential green Building Committee (and you!) about how to spread the word on climate change to anyone and everyone you engage with. Residential Green Building Committee The committee’s objectives are to work to raise the awareness of the benefits of residential green building and remodeling and to increase the quantity of projects registering for LEED for Homes....
By AbbieKnight 2 replies Event Date: 08/14/2017 + Show |
Energy Storage: A Vital Element in a Lower Carbon World in Boston on August 10
Whether the reason is Energy Independence, National Security or Climate Change, reducing the use of Carbon will be critical to society’s future. One critically important aspect about fossil fuels is that they are not just forms of energy, they are forms of “stored” energy. If we are going to reduce our dependence on them by using renewable energy like Wind or Solar, which are forms of pure energy, we will also have to replace the storage...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/10/2017 + Show |
10th Annual USGBC NJ Summer Social, August 9
Come out for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building & sustainability professionals. Sponsorship opportunities are available. BBQ Event Sponsorship will provide funding for the USGBC NJ Summer Green Education Program for K-12 students in under-served communities. Each year, with your help, USGBC NJ hosts roughly 200 children from not-for-profit organizations including NJ boys and Girls club, and urban summer school...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/09/2017 + Show |
10th Annual USGBC NJ Summer Social, August 9 in Point Pleasant Beach NJ
Join for a great ocean-front networking BBQ with fellow green building & environmental professionals. Sponsorship opportunities available. BBQ Event Sponsorships will provide funding for the USGBC NJ Summer Green Education Program.
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/09/2017 |
The Value of Energy Analysis, from Design Day One, August 8
This interactive program will provide attendees with a charrette experience for evaluating and driving building energy performance—to analyze results in real time, as early as pre-design. During this session, volunteer participants act as design team members from all disciplines, working with real building characteristics and an actual building design. Using an analysis approach that assists with a cost benefit discussion, the participants...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/08/2017 + Show |
2017 New Gravity Housing Conference, August 3
The reality of climate change will fundamentally alter the way buildings are designed, built, and operated in the coming decades. At the same time, the need for quality affordable housing that can withstand increasingly extreme and volatile weather continues to grow. Building healthy, safe, and accessible places to live that will both limit and adapt to climate impacts is a key challenge for the 21st century. This two-day conference will...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/03/2017 + Show |
Webinar: Indoor Environmental Quality Credits (LEED v4 BD+C and ID+C) on August 2
Join USGBC Indiana for an online webinar to explore the LEED Indoor Environmental Quality credits, which address key factors such as indoor air quality, lighting, acoustics, and the occupant experience to promote happier and healthier building occupants. The session will cover each prerequisite and credit in a credit-by-credit format presenting technical requirements and strategies that work to achieve them. It is registered for 1.5 hours of...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/02/2017 + Show |
Green Schools Roundtable, August 1 in Ashland Nebraska
Join the USGBC Nebraska Flatwater Green Schools Committee on Aug. 1 for a roundtable discussion about sustainable and high-performing schools. This event is a collaborative opportunity to collect ideas; hear how your peers are working to develop green school facilities; and incorporate environmental education. Facilitated group discussions will take place throughout the morning, addressing areas of interest in green schools and levels of...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 08/01/2017 + Show |
LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program - Applications are Due by March 15
USGBC is currently accepting applications for the LEED for Cities Local Government Leadership Program: 2021 National Cohort. The leadership program convenes U.S. local governments (cities, towns and counties) committed to certifying in LEED for Cities and accelerating progress on climate change, social equity and resilience. Through this competitive program, local governments participate as a cohort, collaborating and ...
Posted on 02/26/2021 + Show |