Codes & Certifications
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Codes & Certifications
Deep Dives
Get up to speed on complex topics. You can also earn CEUs and download PDF Spotlight Reports.
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Your Guide to the New Draft of LEED
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USGBC is accepting comments on what will become LEED in 2012-EBN walks you through key changes as they appear in the current draft.
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Net-Zero Water and More: Moving Beyond “Low Flow”
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These emerging water strategies are finding momentum and filling the need to address efficiency and resilience on multiple scales.
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How to Succeed with the Living Building Challenge: 12 Teams Share Tips
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The bar is high—that’s obvious—but watch out for some surprising pitfalls. Here’s how dedicated teams have tackled Living Building challenges.
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Take Control of Your Materials: Four Empowering Lessons from Teams That Beat the Red List
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Need to streamline your product vetting process? These LBC project teams have it down to a science, and anyone can apply their methods.
Quick Takes
Jump straight to the essentials with these short explanations of green building concepts.
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Product Guidance
Unbiased information from our product experts helps you separate green from greenwash.
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In The News
We break news down to the essentials and provide expert analysis.
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Two Reports Laud Green Schools
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Two recent reports, one from the National Academies' National Research Council and one from Capital E, confirm that green schools support student and faculty health and performance, and are a good investment.
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D.C. Considers Green Building Legislation
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Legislation before the Washington, D.C. Council would enact green building requirements for both public and private projects, making it the first major U.S. city to do so.
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New Infrastructure for LEED
News Analysis
Rather than seeking to develop LEED 3.0 as a new version of its LEED Rating System, the U.S. Green Building Council has chosen to create a new framework for managing LEED.
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Canada Puts Chemicals Under Scrutiny
News Analysis
The Canadian government has unveiled a new plan to assess 4,000 potentially toxic chemicals.
Perspective
Thought-provoking opinions from the most trusted minds in sustainability.
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Finding the Building Products You Need to Do WELL
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The WELL Building Standard has stringent transparency and health criteria for products and materials. Here’s how to find what you’ll need for certification.
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LEED Certified or Certifiable? Making the Case for Earning the Plaque
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We Spend 90% of Our Time Indoors. Says Who?
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Where the oft-quoted statistic comes from, and what the underlying study says about health in buildings
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An Embarrassment of Riches: Products and Materials at Greenbuild 2017
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A new focus on embodied carbon and LEED v4 are driving designers to dive deep into what we choose for our buildings
Learning Resources
Syllabus supplements and CEU content, with automatic reporting for AIA and GBCI.
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Just For Fun
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