GBIG Staff
GBIG Staff

USGBC research program staff, creators of the Green Building Information Gateway

Report Details the Climate Benefits of Green Building
16 Dec 2014 • openbook 1 minute read
A recent study by researchers at the University of California - Berkeley explores the many climate benefits of green building projects, and finds that green buildings offer "significant potential to reduce GHG emissions through non-energy green building strategies."  T …
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Energy Star Goes Multifamily
26 Nov 2014 • openbook 2 minute read
This article is authored by Michael Zatz and was originally published on USGBC.org. Energy costs in multifamily properties have risen by 20 percent over the past decade. These rising costs are squeezing operating income for building owners and managers, and they’r …
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Health, Well-being and Productivity in Offices
13 Oct 2014 • openbook 2 minute read
A recently released World Green Building Council report sheds light on the linkages between occupant health, well-being, productivity and green buildings. The report focuses on the office environment and provides both a background on some existing evidence linking desig …
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Research Webcast: National Green Building Adoption Index 2014
15 Sep 2014 • openbook 1 minute read
The National Green Building Adoption Index (GBAI) is a landmark study which provides an unprecedented view of the dynamics of LEED and ENERGY STAR office space across the United States. The research provides a quantitative view on the pace and scale of green building ma …
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EPA Launches Third Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
24 Jul 2014 • openbook 0 minute read
EPA has launched the third annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a green infrastructure design challenge for college and university students. Student teams, working with a faculty advisor, will submit design boards, a project narrative, and a letter of support describing a …
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Mitigation Funding: LEED’s New Approach to Conservation
23 Dec 2013 • openbook 1 minute read
USGBC is committed to protecting habitat and undeveloped land. As part of this commitment, USGBC has issued SSpc83 – Pilot ACP for Site Development - Protect or Restore Habitat. This pilot credit allows another pathway for project teams to achieve the credit SSc5.1/SS …
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Report: Green Building Water Efficiency Strategies
02 Oct 2013 • openbook 1 minute read
This report, from researchers at Virginia Tech, describes some aspects of project compliance paths for projects earning water efficiency credits under LEED for New Construction v2.2. A stratified random sample was taken of all non-confidential certified projects earning …
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LEED in Illinois Still Going Strong
18 Jun 2013 • openbook 1 minute read
Earlier this year Illinois surpassed a few big milestones with more than 700 LEED certified buildings totaling more than 150 million square feet (not counting LEED for Homes or LEED for Neighborhood Development). Given this exciting news, we thought it would be worth re …
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LEED Innovation Credit for Active Design Takes You Up the Stairs
18 Jun 2013 • openbook 2 minute read
Human built environments aren’t always conducive to physical activity. We drive to work or school instead of cycling or walking, ride elevators and escalators, and engage in sedentary activities for most of the day. Active design looks to encourage physical activity t …
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