RoofPoint: A Tool for Managing New and Existing Roof Space for Sustainability – Triple Pundit

You’re right. Today, most professionals are familiar with the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and the revolutionary Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. What began as a single four-tiered certification over a decade ago …

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6 environmentally friendly buildings in the valley – Las Vegas Sun

Nevada offers tax incentives for green initiatives, including no sales tax on building materials purchased for use in projects certified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Silver or higher. LEED certifications are based on a point system that …

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New Loy Center houses pursuing LEED for Homes certification – ELON University

The LEED plan – brief for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is an internationally recognized regular for sustainable style and construction. The LEED for Properties program launched in 2008 especially for single and multi household homes …

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SCF wins LEED Gold for simulation center – Bizjournals.com

SCF wins LEED Gold for simulation center
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State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification for its first green certified building, the new Medical Technology and Simulation Center. The facility opened in August 2010 at SCF

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US Green Building Council Announces Recipients of 2010 LEED for Homes Awards – Environmental Design and Construction (press release)


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US Green Building Council Announces Recipients of 2010 LEED for Homes Awards
Environmental Design and Construction (press release)
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) has named the recipients of its 2010 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who
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New York to launch incentive program for green homes – BrighterEnergy.org


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New York to launch incentive program for green homes
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of buildings at a Silver level under the National Green Building Standard or the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes program.

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Modular Construction-A Greener Way to Build – Green Building Pro

Modular Construction-A Greener Way to Build
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In its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Homes rating system, the USGBC awards points under its materials and resources section for

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National nonprofit receives grant to construct NJ’s first Green home for … – PRLog.Org (press release)

National nonprofit receives grant to construct NJ's first Green home for
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Plans call for the construction of this home to be LEED for Homes certified. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating

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