The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Council membership has grown to over 4000 … Continue reading
Source:The Cascadia Greenbuilder July 2004. On June 17, 2004, Canada Green Building Council CEO Alex Zimmerman presented a LEED-Gold plaque to Vancouver Mayor Larry Campbell at the opening of the City of Vancouver National Avenue Operations Centre. The project received … Continue reading
The USGBC is accepting poster submissions for Greenbuild, the USGBC’s Conference and Expo to be held November 10-12, 2004 in Portland, Oregon. Making the world a sustainable community is incumbent on the sharing of the best ideas. Your submission of … Continue reading
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) Rick Fedrizzi, founder and president of Green-Think, Inc., and the founding chairman of U.S. Green Building Council, has been named acting president and chief executive officer of the Council, replacing Christine Ervin, the Council’s first president and CEO. … Continue reading
The Cascadia Region Green Building Council (Cascadia) is pleased to announce that it has been selected for the 2004 Allied Organization Award by the Seattle Chapter of American Institute of Architects. The Award will be presented at the 2004 Honors … Continue reading
The Cascadia Region Green Building Council is looking for an Executive Director to fill a 2 year full-time position in either Washington or Oregon. Deadline for application is January 2, 2003- may have been extended until the end of January. … Continue reading
The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is responsible for organizing green building initaitives in the US, including the popular LEED framework. The USGBC is a growing national body with chapters, such as the Cascadia Chapters of which British Columbia is … Continue reading
LEED – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – is a self-assessing system designed for rating new and existing commercial, institutional, and high-rise residential buildings. It evaluates environmental performance from a “whole building” perspective over a building’s life cycle, providing … Continue reading