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10 green building trends for 2014

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What are the major trends likely to affect the green building industry and markets in the U.S. As one of the world''s leading green building consultants, keynote speakers and authors, Jerry Yudelson thinks he knows the answers. He offers his green building mega-trends for 2014: read more.

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Top 10 green building products for 2014

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publisher of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News (EBN) today announced this year’s winners of its annual Top-10 awards. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 21. BuildingGreen, Inc., The winners were featured over a live BuildingGreen webcast and will be presented at the U.S.

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Commercial energy-efficiency retrofits will represent nearly $960 billion investment in next decade

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Boulder, CO – Because the existing building stock dwarfs the amount of building space that is added on an annual basis, retrofits are a critical pathway to greening the world’s commercial buildings. Sustainable Design and Construction'

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USGBC announces 2014 Best of Green Schools honorees

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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the 2014 Best of Green Schools recipients, recognizing 10 individuals, institutions, projects, and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country this year.

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USGBC announces 2014 “Best of Green Schools” honorees

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The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced today the 2014 “Best of Green Schools” recipients, recognizing 10 individuals, institutions, projects and events representing the best environmental efforts in schools across the country this year.

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BoA, USGBC to offer $25,000 grants for green affordable housing projects

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Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation announced the opening of the application period for the expanded 2014 Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program.

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Exterior cavity fireblocking: Exceeding fire performance

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and Steven Gaynor, MBA Photo courtesy Tenmat New York City recently became the first jurisdiction in the country to reject and rewrite major sections of the International Building Code’s ( IBC ’s) language around fire protection in exterior facades. For decades, buildings have relied on intumescent materials for fire control.