Tag: U.S. Green Building Council

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Landscape designers join effort to ensure U.S. communities’ ‘resilience’
The White House hosted a conference on resilient building codes, urging widespread participation in addressing the sustainability of America's built environment.
May 11, 2016
Shoemaker Green on the University of Pennsylvania campus is an example of sustainable landscape design, having won SITES certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Photo: Barrett Doherty
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New rating system developed for sustainable landscapes
Green Business Certification (GBCI) this week introduced a new rating system for the development of sustainable landscapes based on best practices in landscape architecture, ecological restoration and related fields. Called “Sites,” the rating system is modeled after the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, the world’s most widely used […]
June 11, 2015
A wide variety of landscape projects, including this boardwalk through a marsh, may seek ‘Sites’ certification. Photo: sustainablesites.org
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Green Globes vs. LEED v4
Late last year, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) identified the Green Building Initiatives’ rating program, Green Globes, as an acceptable standard for green buildings.
April 4, 2014
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IA Details Differences in LEED v4
When it comes to meeting LEED v4 certification, landscapers might find themselves overwhelmed with the recent changes.
January 3, 2014
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Sustainable Landscaping Guidelines
National pilot program that rates sustainable landscaping takes off. When the U.S. Green Building Council rolled out the red carpet more than a decade ago for its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification program, aimed at encouraging the creation of sustainable, eco-minded architecture, landscapers were largely left standing outside the velvet ropes.
November 27, 2012
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Sustainable Landscape Proposed Credits Open to Public Comment
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) invites public comment on proposed revisions to the Guidelines and Performance Benchmarks 2009, the most comprehensive set of voluntary, national guidelines yet developed for sustainable landscapes.
October 3, 2012
Bioswales filter water from surrounding impervious surfaces.
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Vast Enterprises receives Sustainability Award
Vast Enterprises received an inaugural leadership in Sustainability Award from the Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Green Building Council – Minnesota Chapter (USGBC-Minnesota). Vast Enterprises, which manufacturers paver bricks in an eco-friendly composite of recycled materials, was honored for “Best Green Market Development.” This award honors an organization whose market focus on […]
May 26, 2011
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