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Sustainable Business
- Celebrating Telluride Bluegrass Festival’s 40th Anniversary (06/14/2013)
- Renewable Choice Honored as a ‘Best for the Environment’ B Corp (05/29/2013)
- Ceres Conference Offers Something for Everyone (05/13/2013)
- A Little Energy to Save a Lot: Why Your Company Should Become Energy Star Certified (04/03/2013)
- Sustainability in Supply Chain Remains Top Priority for Major Brands (03/13/2013)
LEED Green Building
- 7th annual Los Angeles Business Council (LABC) Sustainability Summit (04/29/2013)
- Greening the Green Building Industry (03/26/2013)
- Earth Rangers Journey to LEED® Platinum (02/21/2013)
- Energy Boost: How RECs Support LEED® Certification and Renewable Energy Development (02/14/2013)
- Making the Most of LEED® (01/31/2013)
Industry News
- Colorado “Head of Class” for Electric Vehicle Policies (06/10/2013)
- AWEA 2013: Production Tax Credit, State RPS, and Direct Corporate PPA Interest Hot Topics (06/04/2013)
- Good News from Duke Energy (05/29/2013)
- The High Price of Natural Gas (05/24/2013)
- Understanding the Greenhouse Effect (05/23/2013)
Lifestyle
Green Power Voluntary vs. Compliance Markets
by Matt Kiszka on 03/11/2009
Tags: Compliance Market, Green Power, Voluntary Market
Voluntary vs. compliance purchases of green power
Companies might purchase energy from renewable sources for a number of reasons – government mandates, a corporate sustainability goal, to achieve points toward LEED certification, or to... [more]
The Shift Towards LEED 2009
by Matt Kiszka on 04/12/2009
Tags: Green Building, LEED v3, USGBC
Changes coming to the LEED Ratings System in LEED v3
A number of changes are occurring in the LEED system this year – the implementation of LEED v3 (also being branded as LEED 2009), the USGBC’s newest technical rating system; and... [more]
LEED-NC Performance Study
by Matt Kiszka on 03/20/2009
Tags: Efficiency, LEED-NC, USGBC
LEED-Certified Buildings perform better than others
Commissioned by the USGBC, the New Buildings Institute’s Energy Performance of LEED for New Construction Buildings report (March 4, 2008) details what levels of energy efficiency are... [more]
The Trend Towards LEED-EB
by Matt Kiszka on 03/24/2009
Tags: Industry Trends, LEED-EB, USGBC
Move towards certifying Existing Buildings over New Construction
The number of LEED projects certified by the USGBC doubled in 2008, and in 2009 the most significant growth is forecast in the LEED-EB space – which has seen registration for... [more]
LEED Green Power for KC Convention Center
by Matt Kiszka on 03/26/2009
Tags: Green Building, LEED Silver, RECs
Kansas City Convention Center Purchases Green Power for LEED Certification
At nearly 400,000 square feet, the Kansas City Convention Center is one of the 10 largest convention center ballrooms in the country. It received a LEED Silver rating from the... [more]
When to Purchase the LEED Green Power Credit
by Matt Kiszka on 03/27/2009
Tags: Green Building, Green Power Credit, LEED
LEED Green Power Credit can be sought at any stage of a project
Green Power for LEED projects is one credit that can be applied at any stage of a project – as long as energy information is available or can be calculated. The... [more]
Additional ID Credit for LEED Green Power
by Matt Kiszka on 03/30/2009
Tags: Green Power, LEED, RECs
LEED Green Power can be doubled for an extra ID Credit
Did you know that under the LEED Green Power Credit EAc6, you can achieve an additional Innovation in Design (ID) Point for exemplary performance by doubling your efforts... [more]
Growth of Green Building - the Facts
by Matt Kiszka on 04/18/2009
Tags: Green Building, Industry growth, USGBC
Expansion of green building since 2000
Despite the recent downturn in our economic, construction, and housing markets, sustainability is proving its mettle and standing up to a culture of pessimism. Against... [more]
Energy Use of U.S. Buildings
by Matt Kiszka on 04/03/2009
Energy use of building in the U.S. - the facts
If somebody asked you what the largest consumer of electricity in the U.S. was, what would be your best guess? Dick Cheney? Flat Screen TVs? Would it be our buildings? ... [more]
LEED Green Power for Cuyahoga
by Matt Kiszka on 04/14/2009
Tags: Cuyahoga, LEED, Renewable Energy Credits
Cuyahoga Juvenile Justice Center purchases green power towards LEED certification
In May of 2008, the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio purchased 14,660,000 kWh worth of renewable energy credits (RECs) from Renewable Choice Energy to offset the two-year... [more]
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LEED Green Power for CTA Architects
by Matt Kiszka on 04/12/2009
Tags: CTA Architects, LEED Gold, RECs for Green Building
CTA Architects achieves LEED Gold, purchases green power
CTA Architects Engineers recently announced that its Billings, MT office has achieved LEED Gold status under the USGBC’s LEED-EB rating system. Among the... [more]
LEED Green Power for Green Circle Center
by Matt Kiszka on 04/09/2009
Tags: Green Circle, Green Power, LEED
Green Circle Shopping Center is offset with green power
One exciting project that is currently pursuing LEED-CS at the Platinum level is the Green Circle Shopping Center. According to the website set up for the... [more]
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