Rebekah Nowak
Rebekah Nowak

Content Development Associate at USGBC supporting the enhancement of the Green Building Information Gateway. BA in International Relations from Syracuse University with a concentration in International Security and Diplomacy as well as Asian Studies.

Featured Award: SBIC Beyond Green Awards
29 Jan 2016 • openbook 1 minute read
Earlier this month the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) announced the winners of the 2015 Beyond Green High-Performance Building and Community Awards. SBIC’s annual awards program recognizes buildings and initiatives that shape, inform, and catalyze th …
Phipps Center for Sustainable Landscapes received a Merit Award in the High Performance Buildings category

Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence Presented
13 Oct 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
The Green Roof & Wall Awards of Excellence were established in 2003 to honor innovative and integrative green roof and wall installations while raising public awareness of the benefits of green infrastructure The Green Roof & Wall Awards program recognizes ex …
World Wildlife Fund Green Roof

ULI Honors Exceptional Development Efforts at Fall Meeting
09 Oct 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
This week, at its annual Fall Meeting, the Urban Land Institute announced the winners of the organizations’s four annual award programs:, the Jack Kemp Excellence in Affordable and Workplace Housing Award, the Urban Open Space Award, the Robert C. Larson Housing Polic …
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Call for Entries: 2016 SBIC Beyond Green Awards
06 Oct 2015 • openbook 1 minute read
As a source of innovative solutions for the built environment, the National Institute of Building Sciences Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC) continues to promote exceptional performance through the advancement of a ‘whole building approach.' The SBIC Beyon …
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University of California Dominates 2015 “Cool Schools” Rankings
28 Sep 2015 • openbook 1 minute read
Since 2007 the Sierra Club has produced an annual “Cool Schools" list ranking the most environmentally responsible universities. The Cool Schools ranking is an index that provides comparative information about the most important elements of campus sustainability, and …
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Featured Award: National Federal Green Challenge Awards
15 Sep 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
Beginning in 2013, the Federal Green Challenge was created in an effort to motivate Federal Agencies to reduce their environmental impact. Supported by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ‘Sustainable Materials Management Program’, organizations participat …
Oregon Caves National Monument Visitor Center

Featured Award: AIA Top Twenty-Five Year Awards
01 Sep 2015 • openbook 1 minute read
This past January the American Institute of Architects (AIA) identified the Broadgate Exchange House in London, United Kingdom as the recipient of the 2015 AIA Twenty-Five Year award. Designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM), the Exchange House is a recognizable …
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Featured Award: 2015 BREEAM Awards
04 Aug 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
Created in 1990, the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) has come to be identified as one of the world’s most comprehensive and recognized means for measuring building environmental performance. With a reported 425,000+ buildings u …
La Caserne de Bonne

Worth Reading: Global Sustainable Buildings Index 2015
20 Jul 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
In 2013 Baker & McKenzie’s Global Real Estate Practice Group (BMGREPG) formed a Global Sustainability Subcommittee to identify key drivers and obstacles in sustainability decision-making within the built environment. This past December, the Subcommittee released t …
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Worth Reading: Greening the MLS
24 Jun 2015 • openbook 2 minute read
With funding provided by the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), and in conjunction with The Institute for Market Transformation (IMT), Greening the MLS: Bringing High-Performance Homes to Light in the District of Columbia was released earlier this year. This …
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