The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently launched LEED Zero, a new program that will address net zero operations and resources in buildings. “Net zero is a powerful target that will move the ...

Massachusetts tops the ranking of last year's “top 10 states for green building,” followed by Illinois and New York, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, which developed the popular LEED ...

Green building is expected to become the standard rather than the exception. High-performance and “green” buildings are designed and built to minimize resource consumption, reduce life-cycle costs, ...

Northeastern Junior College (NJC) announced Wednesday, Nov. 19, that it has been awarded LEED Gold on their new Applied Technology Campus building. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) ...

Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), the creators of the LEED green building rating system, announced the annual Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED, outside of the U.S. Mainland China ...

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the launch of the latest version of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). The last update to LEED, which ranks as the most widely used ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Green Building Council (USGBC), the leading authority on green building and the global developer of the LEED green building program, has announced the opening of the first ...

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that the new version of the LEED green building program – LEED v4.1 – is now available for cities, communities and homes. LEED v4.1 certification ...

According to the release: LEED-certified buildings typically consume 25% less energy, reduce carbon emissions by 34%, and use 11% less water. “The impact of our community extends beyond buildings,” ...