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LEED and GBEL: Hand in Hand in Promoting Green Building in China

By Alessandro Bisagni on 13 Aug 2015 • 5 minute read

For the past four decades great things have been happening in China, spurred by rapid urbanization. One after another brave new buildings are being erected, dramatically changing the skyline, redefining space. Entire cities are decided on and then built accordingly, ris …

Gucci Chengdu Daci – LEED CI Retail Platinum – 83 points (top 3% of projects in its rating system).

Digital Storytelling as Green Education

By Jackie Kanyuk on 01 Oct 2013 • 2 minute read

LEED practitioners, does this sound familiar? Your project team meets to identify high performance strategies and zero in on LEED compliance. The topic of innovation in design is broached. Green Education is earmarked on the scorecard as a worthwhile pursuit. Time pa …

The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) in Vancouver, BC

LEED Innovation Credit for Active Design Takes You Up the Stairs

By GBIG Staff on 18 Jun 2013 • 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 …