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Leadership Event for PR and the USVI

caribbeanchapter — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:19:19 +0000

Please follow this link to see the Agenda in pdf format

Sustainable Sites Webinar LEED AP Credentials Maintenance Program

caribbeanchapter — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:31:44 +0000

How to find your GBCI Number Instructions

To get your GBCI number simply login to gbci.org and enter your contact information. Once your identity has been confirmed, you will be provided with your GBCI Number.

NOTE: If you do not provide a GBCI Number at the webinar, you WILL NOT [...]

Talleres Gratuitos del Programa de SEEDs for Schools

caribbeanchapter — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:39:18 +0000

EL CAPÍTULO DEL CARIBE DEL CONCILIO DE CONSTRUCCION VERDE DE EE.UU. TE INVITA AL PROGRAMA

HAZ TU ESCUELA VERDE

Aprende que hace que las escuelas verdes sean mejor para los estudiantes 92 cosas de bajo o ningún costo para hacer que tu escuela sea sustentable Estrategias para integrar la sustentabilidad a tu currículo Como obtener [...]

Cool Cities Coalition

caribbeanchapter — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:02:47 +0000

Local efforts to reduce global warming one city at a time are picking up speed throughout Puerto Rico’s municipalities, spearheaded by the Cool Cities Coalition. The first round of municipal walk-troughs was completed successfully thanks to a great team of volunteers, a lot of which are also members and directors of our [...]

Green Building Basics & LEED – Now Available in Spanish

caribbeanchapter — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:08:50 +0000

Green Building Basics & LEED – Now Available in Spanish

This online course from USGBC can be taken anytime and anywhere – and now, it’s available in either English or Spanish. This is one more way USGBC is working toward our mission of transforming the buildings marketplace by increasing the accessibility of [...]

USGBC and Sierra Club Volunteers Lead Green Building Tours Across the U.S.

caribbeanchapter — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:06:00 +0000

USGBC and Sierra Club Volunteers Lead Green Building Tours Across the U.S.

“Green Buildings for Cool Cities” is a series public green buildings tours across the country to highlight the local economic and environmental benefits of energy-efficient, high-performance green buildings. The project is aimed at helping cities nationwide make green buildings and [...]

LEED Open Call for Ideas

caribbeanchapter — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:48:08 +0000

LEED Opens Call for Ideas (Survey open until Friday August 7, 2009 – link below)

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) invites the public to participate in a LEED Call for Ideas. This call is meant to provide a way for new ideas to be brought forward to help inform improvement to the LEED rating [...]

Rick Fedrizzi on pending NYT article

caribbeanchapter — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:05:54 +0000

Folks,

Taryn Holowka, our marketing & communications director, and her team have been following the progress of a New York Times article that is in development using the NBI study to raise questions about LEED and building performance. The crux of the article will likely be that LEED buildings perform no better than conventional buildings [...]