]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/leed-certification Blog Articles Tagged with 'leed-certification' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151101?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification by Mira Rubin Karp Last week I had the pleasure of attending Greenbuild 08, a conference and expo dedicated to (quite obviously) green building. The sheer size of this event forced me to pause. The architecture, construction and design industries ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/151101?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:58:22 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/140102?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Florida real estate mogul Frank McKinney has been building homes for the super-wealthy for 20 years. Recently he decided to start building them green. Acqua Liana, the largest and most expensive home to aspire to LEED certification, is scheduled to b... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/140102?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:00:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134307?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Every week day across the U.S. millions of children sit in school buildings. The majority of the buildings do not efficiently use energy or water, and many of the buildings are downright unhealthy. However, in the last few years there has been a push... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134307?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134611?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Every week day across the U.S. millions of children sit in school buildings. The majority of the buildings do not efficiently use energy or water, and many of the buildings are downright unhealthy. However, in the last few years there has been a push... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/134611?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/127728?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification As part of a new effort to reach out to our friends over at GreenBiz.com, this is the first installment of our weekly Friday wrap of interesting things we've found this past week on GreenBiz. Follow the links to find out more and join the conversatio... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/127728?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:28:09 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/127328?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Pittsburgh will soon see the completion of its first skyscraper to be constructed in 20 years. Dubbed Three PNC Plaza, the structure will be situated in downtown Pittsburgh and will be one of the largest environmentally sustainable mixed-use high-ris... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/127328?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:00:02 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/124227?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Government waste is prevalent throughout our daily lives. From the pointless use of Police ATVs patrolling our completely safe beaches, to the quashing of plans for more efficient everything, our governments seem to be avoiding the imminent truth ab... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/124227?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:05:42 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/124154?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification (originally posted at Hudder.com) Huddler users asked Tom Szaky, founder and CEO of TerraCycle, all your trashy questions (ha ha) over the past few weeks, and Tom answered.In a nutshell, TerraCycle takes what others call trash, upcycles those materia... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/124154?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:45:08 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/123935?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Laura: did she really need 5000 ft? Welcome to EcoManor, built in Atlanta by Ted Turner's daughter. At 5,000 square feet its about as eco as a Hummer, but that did not stop it being certified by the U.S. Green Building Council. The upshot? Anyone ri... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/off-grid/123935?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:39:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/122470?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Three projects previously profiled on TreeHugger have won design awards from the Ontario Association of Architects, perhaps indicating that green ideas in architecture are becoming more mainstream, or that my taste in architecture is not as bad as so... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/122470?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:08:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/117208?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification The opportunity to rebuild New Orleans as an international example of sustainability comes in the aftermath of what is increasingly being recognized as the tipping point for global awareness of climate change and its devastating impacts. Global Green... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/117208?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:47:22 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/110620?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Las Vegas is taking the lead in green development by planning the largest privately financed development in the history of North America vying for the USGBC's LEED certification. At 18 million square feet, the new sustainable spot on the strip called... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/110620?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:00:34 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/110051?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification By Katharine WrothSome day I'll stop being surprised at the eco-dreaminess of California. But for now, I'm still tickled by even relatively minor developments -- say, the creation of the country's first statewide map of government-run green buildings... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/110051?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:00:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/110247?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification By Katharine WrothSome day I'll stop being surprised at the eco-dreaminess of California. But for now, I'm still tickled by even relatively minor developments -- say, the creation of the country's first statewide map of government-run green buildings... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/110247?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:00:46 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/98966?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, is like LEED certification for electronics; it monitors the environmental impact of electronics much like LEED monitors buildings. Products are ranked either bronze, silver, or gold, depen... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/98966?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thu, 24 Apr 2008 07:32:54 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/97022?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Thanks to my NRDC colleague Nancy Stoner for pointing me to a great new article about green roofs on the msnbc web site. We've been struggling a bit within the environmental community to agree on techniques for watershed protection that do not li... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/97022?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:10:05 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/93834?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification By Katharine WrothIn case you haven't noticed, it's officially the Year of Green Building. And while some areas have had eco-standards in place for a while now (helloooooo, D.C.!), the fevah is spreading in cities across the U.S. Take a gander at a f... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/93834?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:54:40 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/93878?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification It appears that way, at least: a company called Extell Development has opened sales on a LEED-certified condominiums, but with a steep price: 2.6 million dollars and up.Image from Extell DevelopmentThe building, which is called The Lucida , cl... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-graffiti/93878?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:12:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/90798?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification By Kevin DoyleWell, I'm back home from the Good Jobs, Green Jobs national conference last week in Pittsburgh, and I've digested the speeches, the workshops, the press conferences, and the two major reports released at the event: Green Collar Jobs in... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/90798?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:58:54 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/89258?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Los Angeles is the latest (and largest) city in the nation to adopt a green building ordinance. Last month, the L.A. Times reported that two City Council committees voted to enact regulations that would require privately built projects over 50,000 s... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/89258?rsstype=tag&tag=leed-certification Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:31:39 -0400