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GRESB, GBIG, and More at Greenbuild: 10 Lessons Learned

By Chris Pyke, PhD on 28 Nov 2015 • 5 minute read

Last week, the extended GRESB and GBIG families came together in Washington, DC for Greenbuild. Before the show, I offered my personal Top 10 List. I wanted to share a few quick things I learned during a great week: The week started with the GRESB Green Bond Working …

Research Sessions at Greenbuild 2015

By Sean McMahon on 16 Nov 2015 • 1 minute read

Greenbuild 2015 kicks off this week in Washington, DC, and for the 5th consecutive year the conference education program will feature a small number of special sessions dedicated to advanced research in green building. Research sessions dig into complex green building c …

GRESB, GBIG, and more at Greenbuild: 10 can’t miss events in DC

By Chris Pyke, PhD on 12 Nov 2015 • 3 minute read

It’s that time of year again: Greenbuild. This time the Big Show is in our hometown, and we are excited to plunge into a week of friends, colleagues, and events. Here’s my personal Top 10 list: International Summit kicks off the GRESB Investor Track. We are look …

GRESB Investor Track at Greenbuild 2015

By Dan Winters on 20 Oct 2015 • 2 minute read

Monumental Green is a most appropriate theme for Greenbuild 2015. While the Washington DC setting conjures up touring historic monuments in and around the National Mall, the inaugural GRESB Investor Track at Greenbuild makes this a truly monumental year for many in the …

Greenbuild 2014: Strategic Leadership

By Dan Winters on 01 Nov 2014 • 6 minute read

When Greenbuild 2014 arrived in New Orleans, the city known as “The Big Easy” opened its arms to an estimated 20,000 industry leaders eager to showcase the latest in innovative building technologies, products and services. There’s never been a better time to be …

A Big Week in the Big Easy

By Chris Pyke, PhD on 20 Oct 2014 • 3 minute read

Greenbuild is here, and we are excited to bring the green building movement to New Orleans. With so many great things on the agenda, I wanted to highlight a few of the events I’m looking forward to this week. Monday: We kick off the week focusing on health and well …

The Surgeon General’s Greenbuild Debut

By Kelly Worden on 13 Oct 2014 • 2 minute read

Health will be front and center at Greenbuild in New Orleans! The conversation begins with two pre-conference Summits and continues right through Friday. Tuesday, October 21 will be an especially big day: the Materials and Human Health Summit and the Affordable Homes …

From “Data Jam” to “Datapalooza”

By Ashley White, PhD on 06 Oct 2014 • 3 minute read

Imagine being able to readily access and interpret human health and environmental attributes of any building product—ingredient lists, health and ecosystem hazards, life cycle data, assessments, and more. Making specification and purchasing decisions that prioritize h …

What If? Toward a More Equitable World

By Susan Kaplan on 02 Jul 2014 • 5 minute read

Editor's Note: Article originally posted on USGBC.org. Since you're reading this, you probably work hard every day to make the projects you are involved in more environmentally sustainable. The industry has made great strides in doing so, as well. But can we say the …