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LEED v4 Made Easy for Product Manufacturers

Achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) points can seem daunting to many glass and metal manufacturers, despite materials and resources being one of the major LEED credit categories. GreenCE, an education partner of the U.S. Green Building Council … Continue reading
Are Green Building Codes ‘A Food Label For a Building’?

The growing importance of transparency in the manufacturing process for windows was a big focus of the second day of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA) fall conference in Cambridge, Md., on Tuesday. Aaron Smith, the director of sustainable building … Continue reading
USGBC Extends LEED 2009 Through October 2016
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced it will allow LEED users to register projects under the LEED 2009 rating system until October. 31, 2016. The original date for LEED 2009 registration to close was June 15, 2015. According to … Continue reading
USGBC’s LEED v4 Passes Ballot, Will Launch This Fall
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that its membership voted to adopt LEED v4. The final tally was 86 percent voted in favor of adopting LEED v4. This includes 90 percent approval from the user category of the voting … Continue reading