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SDG Reporting Challenge 2018
From promise to reality: Does business really care about the SDGs? Every organisation is influenced by or has influence on meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs have [...]
USGBC Releases New Timber Traceability LEED Credit
New pilot credit ups efforts to eliminate the use of illegal wood in buildings March 19, 2019 – (Washington, DC) – Today, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced [...]
People and Data Define the Future of Green Building
Through focused communication and tools like Arc, we can show how better buildings equal better lives. These days, sustainability is embedded in every part of our lives—and the business world [...]
New USGBC Research Explores Green Building Industry’s Importance as a Global Solution
First wave of research is part of the Living Standard initiative, which seeks to raise the quality of life for people around the world through research and storytelling Washington, [...]
4 Reasons Sustainability Is Critical for Business Success
Our work centers on helping clients prepare for success in any potential future, whether it’s readying for growth to scale, shifting organizational design, supporting culture and communications infrastructure, or [...]
USGBC Supports Infrastructure Solutions
For Infrastructure Week, USGBC shares our priorities for revitalizing U.S. infrastructure. This year, May 13–20 is Infrastructure Week—a national week of advocacy and education that brings together business, labor [...]
Living Building Challenge – Framework for Affordable Housing
A Pathway to Overcome Social, Regulatory and Financial Barriers to Achieving Living Building Challenge Certification in Affordable Housing The affordable housing development community is uniquely situated to benefit from [...]
K–12 Curriculum: Shifting Mindsets with Sustainability Lessons
Learning Lab partner Dream in Green shares what's special about its Green Schools Challenge curriculum. Every day, we see how important it is to teach students about sustainability and [...]
The Greenest Building: Quantifying the Environmental Value of Building Reuse
Until now, little has been known about the climate change reductions that might be offered by reusing and retrofitting existing buildings rather than demolish-ing and replacing them with new [...]