USGBC
U.S. Green Building Council Helps Empower New Generation of Green Building Student Leaders
Washington, DC - April 27, 2010 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) was selected to join the more than 1,300 college students, 100 university presidents and leading non-profit organizations, social entrepreneurs, and youth leaders at the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) annual meeting, making its Commitment to Action to help students jumpstart their careers in green building and sustainability through the USGBC Students program
Key Obama Climate Strategist Carol M. Browner to Deliver Closing Address at Greenbuild Conference
Washington, DC - November 4, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Green Building Council today announced that key Obama environmental adviser Carol M. Browner will be the keynote speaker at the closing plenary session of USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, held Nov.11-13, 2009, in Phoenix, Ariz.
BASF Construction Chemicals earns LEED certification
Minnesota facility awarded LEED EB O&M Silver rating. SHAKOPEE, MN, September 24, 2009 -- The United States Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded a LEED® Silver designation to the BASF Construction Chemicals - Building Systems headquarters and office/research complex located in Shakopee, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. This is the first BASF building to earn LEED Certification and only the third building to earn LEED EB O&M certification in Minnesota