Tag Archives: U.S. Green Building Council

Florida green builder’s housing withstands hurricane damage

February 12, 2024

The single-family homes currently completed for Hunters Point Homes & Resort (Hunters Point), a housing community in Manatee County, Flo., not only survived Hurricane Ian with no damage or power loss, but also survived Hurricane Idalia.

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New green construction code released

November 12, 2018

The 2018 International Green Construction Code (IgCC) was released earlier this month by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), International Code Council (ICC), American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), and the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES). IgCC is a model code with wide applicability for incorporating resilient, high-performance green construction strategies into building codes to improve the standard of living.

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Amal Clooney to keynote Greenbuild conference

July 16, 2018

Human rights lawyer and humanitarian Amal Clooney will deliver the opening keynote remarks at this year’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. The theme of this year’s conference, “Human X Nature,” explores the intersection of humanity and the built environment.

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Maryland’s Oriole Park hits LEED home run

May 9, 2018

Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore has received LEED Gold certification for an existing building under the USGBC, making it the fourth MLB facility to achieve this level of designation.

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California hospital achieves LEED Platinum

May 2, 2018

The main building at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University in California has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification under the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), becoming one of the first new hospitals in the world to achieve this designation.

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