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A sea of ''new faces'' at its green building seminars led the Home Builders Association of Greater Little Rock to expand its Green Built program throughout Arkansas. ''The interest went far beyond our own association,'' said Joseph Burak, executive officer of the HBA. ''Now builders across the state have access to the tools they need to build quality, high-performance homes.'' More
The GBI Web site now features an education section aimed at helping school districts and campuses take advantage of federal grants for new or remodeled schools that achieve a Green Globes rating—including the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the proposed 21st Century Green High Performing Public School Facilities Act. More
 GBI board member and noted energy expert Dr. Harvey Bryan recently testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on the subject of “Oversight of the GSA and Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings.” More
The National Institute of Health will award $1 billion in grants to non-federal research institutions that propose to renovate, repair or improve core facilities. Projects that cost $10M or more and/or impact 40% or more of the floor area must be certified through the GBIs Green Globes environmental assessment and rating system or the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) system. Grant applications will be accepted from August 17 through September 17, 2009. More
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Many of you are candidates for GGA or GGP designation and we hope you will pursue one or the other as a way to expand your knowledge while helping to enhance the use and development of the Green Globes tools. Together, we can continue to facilitate the adoption of sustainable building practices across the U.S. More
Columbia Square, a 15-story office building in Portland, Oregon recently became the first existing building in the U.S. to achieve the prestigious rating of Four Green Globes. More
The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) has undertaken several initiatives to promote sustainability and provide environmental information on its products, including indoor air quality certification, a sustainability standard, and a project to expand reclamation and recycling. More
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GBI presents the next two installments in its free webseminar series:
Green Globes-New Construction and
Green Globes-Continual Improvement of Existing Buildings: A Continuum of Building Rating and Assessment
Together, these two Green Globes modules support the design of sustainable buildings as well as the measurement, monitoring and improvements necessary to ensure long-term performance. Among other things, this helps to keep operating costs where they should be and lets building owners know quickly and reliably whether specific improvements are having the intended effects.
Attend one webseminar or both to learn more about the Green Globes tools: |
| August 4, Existing Buildings |
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| August 11, New Construction |
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| August 18, Existing Buildings |
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Look for GBI at these upcoming events:
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