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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 |
GeenerBuilder gathers hundreds of Northern California professionals to learn about key trends in the green building market; to hear what owners and developers are looking for; and to make important connections with fellow industry leaders. The daylong conference delivers what you need to be at the forefront of greening the built environment. Who should attend: General contractors, sub-contractors, trades, architects, engineers, LEED project...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 07/13/2017 + Show |
The North Texas Sustainable Showcase Integrative Design, July 13
Integrative design is a process that serves as the foundation to take us to the next and multiple levels beyond sustainability. True sustainability considers far more than siting, materials and efficiency. Designers, clients, and communities can be informed and inspired by engaging and integrating with the larger place, its culture, and the role it serves in the larger living system— in other words, the whole living ecosystem. This workshop...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 07/13/2017 + Show |
South:The Urban Heat Island and Its Hazards
As the Bexar County metropolitan area expands, progressive replacement of natural surfaces with built surfaces inhibits atmospheric cooling. As a result, heat within the urban center increases, water quality decreases, and ecosystems are impaired. This luncheon will feature a leading researcher and river specialist as they share their data on the local heat island effect, its ecological consequences, and discuss solutions to mitigate impacts.
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 07/11/2017 |
LEED Tour: Spire Building at 700 Market in St. Louis, July 11
The Annual Green Building Tour will feature Spire’s new office space at 700 Market in St. Louis. The re-purposed Postmodern building which is on the National Register of Historic Places, received LEED Gold certification in summer 2016. Green design and construction features at Spire include: use of materials with low-volatile organic compounds and recycled building materials, energy-saving LED lighting throughout the building, an automated...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 07/11/2017 + Show |
Austin Sustainable Building materials Forum, June 30
Building materials are a big deal. Building booms create competition not only for labor and equipment, but also for construction materials—affecting supply lines, timelines and bottom lines. Designers, builders, remodelers and recycling service teams can address these concerns and support the Circular Economy by promoting greater resources productivity, reducing waste and avoiding pollution. The conference will feature an innovative...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/30/2017 + Show |
Green infrastructure has direct and indirect benefits that make communities more resilient. The U.S. Western region continually faces challenges of earthquakes, fires, and extreme weather and side effects from expected and unexpected situations. Fortunately, those in the West are resilient, and we bounce back. Green infrastructure can often be a conduit for enhanced community resilience from major shocks, such as flood and drought, to...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/29/2017 + Show |
San Diego GAP Meeting #10 (Waste Audit) - Ronald McDonald House Project, June 29
This will be Meeting #10 for the RMHCSD GAP Project. We will meet at the south end of the building on the first floor. The meeting will include: 1) Meeting #9 follow up 2) Waste Audit Please note this program is currently open to members only due to interest level and liability considerations.
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/29/2017 |
June 28 - San Diego Residential Green Building Committee meeting
The Residential Committee works to advance sustainability in the residential marketplace through education, community partnerships, advocating policy, and developing resources. Key Initiatives: Annual Green Homes Tour, Community Outreach events including Encinitas, and Greening the MLS
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/28/2017 |
City of Boston E+ & Net-Positive Development Seminar
Join John Dalzell - Senior Architect at the Boston Planning and Development Agency - for a morning introduction presentation on Boston's energy positive deep green affordable housing developments. This will be an in-depth conversation on net-positive building design and development and the measures we can take to advance our net zero energy and net positive goals. Boston, a national leader in green building, is promoting the next generation of...
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/22/2017 + Show |
Building without Toxins, June 16
Join materials, toxins, and living building experts for a conversation on toxins in the built environment and how making toxic-free choices in materials is possible. The afternoon will include panelist perspectives, a tour of specific materials features of the Hitchcock Center’s new Living Building, and time for questions and discussion with the panelists.
By AbbieKnight Event Date: 06/16/2017 |
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 ...
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