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Washington, DC - January 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2010 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. The awards were presented during the Residential Summit on Thursday, Nov. 18, during the 2010 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo held in Chicago, Ill. The 2010 award categories recognize innovative multi and single family projects, production builders, affordable housing projects and developers, an overall commitment to LEED for Homes, and Project of the Year.

Washington, DC - December 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo welcomed more than 28,000 attendees this past November at its show in Chicago, Ill. Attendees representing various backgrounds, professions and 114 countries filled the exhibit hall floor, educational and speaker sessions, green building tours and networking events that made up the three day long show. The nearly 200,000 square foot expo hall floor featured over 1,800 exhibit booths representing over 1,000 exhibiting companies. Greenbuild is the industry’s largest gathering of representatives from all sectors of the green building movement

Denver, CO The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) congratulates the National League of Cities (NLC) and its membership for its leadership in endorsing a national green building policy agenda that calls on the federal government to support critical green building efforts that are working to help cities save money, save energy and create jobs

CHICAGO, IL - November 18, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference & Expo officially started this morning in Chicago as retired Gen. Colin Powell addressed a crowd of 10,000 in the opening keynote hall with a message of leadership and optimism for the future. Powell presented the Greenbuild 2010 opening keynote address at a plenary session that also included a discussion between political pundits Mary Matalin and James Carville and remarks from USGBC President, CEO and Founding Chair Rick Fedrizzi.

Chicago, IL - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- A broad and diverse coalition of over 30 organizations active in countries around the world announced a Call for Partners today for an international alliance advocating for sustainable building practices as a key strategy for combating climate change

Chicago, IL - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), developers of the LEED green building program today announced LEED Automation, a new program in collaboration with leading technology companies that is designed to streamline and create capacity for the LEED building certification process. LEED Automation enables LEED Online, the online tool projects use to submit documentation and certify LEED projects, to interact with third party technology platforms.

Washington D.C. - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) proudly recognized outstanding chapters and exceptional volunteer leaders with the annual Awards of Excellence. Awarded in Chicago at USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, the awards are presented to chapters and individuals that excel in providing local green building outreach and education, and in fostering best practices among the green building community. The chapter award categories are Community Building and Education, and award categories for chapter leaders include: Green Building Community Champion; Premier Volunteer Programmer; Outstanding Emerging Professional; and Outstanding Green Advocate. Since the inception of the program, the awards have been supported by USGBC national member Milliken & Company.

Chicago, IL - November 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Bank of America announced the ten recipients of the Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program. Funded by a $500,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, the program awards financial and educational resources to help neighborhood projects that have affordable green housing components in their plans pursue LEED for Neighborhood Development. LEED for Neighborhood Development is a green rating system from USGBC that certifies whole neighborhoods, portions of neighborhoods or multiple neighborhoods. The selected development projects were announced at the Affordable Housing Summit at USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

Chicago, IL - November 16, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-MO) and Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-IL), members of the House Committee on Science and Technology and Co-Chairs of the Congressional High-Performance Buildings Caucus, held a field hearing to discuss ongoing efforts to expand renewable energy integration in buildings.

Washington, DC – (November 10, 2010) – The House Committee on Science and Technology announced they will hold a field hearing on the eve of the U.S. Green Building Council’s annual International Conference and Expo in Chicago, Ill. to evaluate the topic of renewable energy integration into buildings. The hearing kicks off a week of focused discussions on public and private sector green building activities.

Washington, DC - November 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- At this year’s Greenbuild, the annual conference hosted by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), green jobs takes center stage in the form of a Green Jobs Summit (http://bit.ly/djBdDR) and Green Jobs Fair (http://bit.ly/djBdDR). The events will take place on November 16 in Chicago and are hosted in partnership with the BlueGreen Alliance and the City of Chicago

Washington, DC - November 9, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2010 Leadership Awards, recognizing organizations and individuals who signify vision, leadership and commitment to the evolution of green building design and construction. The awards will be presented during the Closing Plenary on Friday, Nov. 19, during USGBC’s 2010 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo held in Chicago, Ill. The 2010 awards recognize leadership achievement in the private, public and non-governmental organization (NGO) sectors.

Washington, DC - November 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) opened up the proposed update to the LEED green building rating system for its first public comment. The public comment period, which will close on December 31, 2010, is the next step in the continuous improvement process and the on-going development cycle of the LEED program.

DALLAS, TX - October 11, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Dallas office of Hines, the international real estate firm, announced today that Chase Tower has received Gold certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED® rating system for Existing Buildings

Washington, DC - October 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has added Green Plumbers USA credentialed professionals to its GreenHomeGuide.com directory of green residential professionals. The collaboration helps the GreenHomeGuide,com provide consumers the most comprehensive collection of green residential resources, information and services available on the market.

Washington, D.C. - October 1, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announces its newest initiative, The Center for Green Schools at USGBC. There are nearly 140,000 schools, colleges and universities in the United States; no one has ever counted the buildings, but thousands are barely built to code. The Center for Green Schools is how USGBC is working toward the ambitious goal of ensuring everyone has the opportunity to attend a green school within this generation

USGBC Approves GBCI Continuing Education Hours for ASLA Attendees. Washington, DC - September 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- When the 2010 ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) Annual Meeting & Expo comes to Washington, DC September 10 -13, 2010, attendees of the event will have an unprecedented opportunity to earn GBCI Continuing Education (CE) hours for the LEED AP and LEED Green Associate credentials. For the first time ever, conference-goers can gain credits toward their LEED Professional Credential maintenance requirements for 72 educational sessions at ASLA. USGBC members will also be able to register for the 2010 ASLA Annual Meeting & Expo at discount membership rates.

Washington, DC - August 25, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five years after the devastating hurricanes that ravaged New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast, many organizations have stepped in to help rebuild the city, placing emphasis on resilience, sustainability and economic prosperity. The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the driving force of the green building industry in America, has also made rebuilding New Orleans green a key priority. Through USGBC’s LEED green building certification program, hundreds of homes, schools and commercial buildings are being rebuilt to be high-performance, resource-efficient, durable and healthier places for the people of New Orleans who occupy them. Below is a report of USGBC’s efforts since 2005.

Washington, DC - August 10, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Habitat for Humanity Lake County, and Bank of America, have teamed up on this year’s Greenbuild Legacy Project. Two affordable green homes will be built in Lake County, Ill. funded by a $125,000 donation from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation. The construction of which will coincide with USGBC’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo in Chicago, November 16-19, 2010. Each year, the Greenbuild Legacy Project Committee selects a project to give to its host city as a symbol of our gratitude for hosting Greenbuild and to share with that region the benefits of green building

Washington, DC - July 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last summer, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced its Building Performance Partnership (BPP), a program to engage owners and managers of commercial and residential LEED-certified green buildings, optimizing the performance of buildings through data collection, analysis and action. Starting this summer, USGBC has opened the program to all current whole-building LEED-certified commercial and residential projects. BPP will further the efforts to understand how buildings perform from the moment of LEED certification and years beyond.

Washington, DC - July 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, July 19, the Clean Energy Ministerial Stakeholder Meeting brought together over 150 clean energy leaders from technology companies, financial services, professional services, academia, associations, non-profits and others to discuss the policies and mechanisms necessary for the acceleration of worldwide clean energy deployment.

Washington, DC - July 8, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation have announced the Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program. The program awards financial and educational resources to help remove barriers towards the pursuit of LEED for Neighborhood Development projects which include affordable green housing components in their neighborhood plans. The grant program is open to developers and related public agencies that choose to pursue LEED for Neighborhood Development certification and demonstrate a commitment toward strengthening existing communities by providing affordable green housing to citizens with a range of income levels.

Program to Advance Green Residential Housing Market and Third-Party Certification. Washington, D.C. - June 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Builders Association Corpus Christi is the most recent regional home builders associations (HBA) in the country to be selected as a LEED for Homes Affiliate, according to the U.S. Green Building Council in its introduction of the new LEED for Homes green homebuilding Affiliate Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 23, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) formally welcomes Judith Webb, APR (Accreditation in Public Relations) as the newly appointed Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications. With more than 30 years of experience with corporations, non-profits, and high-profile agencies, Webb has spent the past seven years as the senior strategic communications consultant for USGBC, while simultaneously providing strategic communications counsel to other corporate and nonprofit clients through her firm jwebbPR.

Washington, DC - June 22, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has co-sponsored a report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University entitled The State of the Nation’s Housing 2010, which studied the affordability, energy and location efficiency within the existing U.S. housing stock. For the first time, the report also looked at the utility and transportation costs associated with current trends in the residential real estate market, finding that housing can be made more affordable through efficiency upgrades.

Oklahoma City, OK - June 17, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) applauds the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and its membership for embracing a green building policy agenda, including the adoption of five resolutions that benefit our built environment and are critical to USGBC’s mission of transforming the design, construction and operations of our buildings and communities.

Web site features timely, objective and local green-home information. May 14, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the GreenHomeGuide.com launches a local component that makes it easier for Raleigh area homeowners to connect to local green home professionals. Presented by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), GreenHomeGuide.com now features a local and customizable landing page connecting consumers and professionals to timely and objective green-home information from the green building experts. The Web site also addresses green home building issues and environmental concerns specific to the Raleigh area

May 6, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- It was an historic moment set in a 17th century opera house in Trento, Italy. What started last fall as an idea during World Green Building Day, culminated with representatives from both the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Building Council Italia (GBC Italia) signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed as a collaborative partnership between the two organizations, furthering green building and promoting carbon emissions reductions in Italy and worldwide

Washington, D.C. - April 30, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announced the launch of the LEED for Neighborhood Development green neighborhoods rating system. LEED for Neighborhood Development integrates the principles of smart growth, new urbanism and green building and benefits communities by reducing urban sprawl, increasing transportation choice and decreasing automobile dependence, encouraging healthy living, and protecting threatened species.

Washington, DC - April 29, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Obama Administration is authorized to play a more active and supportive role in encouraging and progressing the energy efficiency and sustainability of America’s multifamily and commercial building stock, according to a report released today by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and other leading organizations in energy, housing, environment and real estate