Tag Archives: LEED

China’s Shanghai Tower achieves LEED Platinum certification

December 23, 2015

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower in China, achieves Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum for Core and Shell (CS).

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How will EPDs be used?

October 28, 2015

In the November 2015 issue of The Construction Specifier, this author examined the basics surrounding building material disclosure and environmental product declarations (EPDs). In this followup article, he looks at how the information will be used in lifecycle databases, whole-building analyses, product manufacturer improvement, green project rating systems, and building codes.

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Green construction a major economic driver, says USGBC

October 5, 2015

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the green construction sector contributed 2.3 million jobs this year and expects it to create up to 3.3 million by 2018. The group’s “2015 Green Building Economic Impact Study” says the sector is outpacing overall construction growth in the United States.

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Throwing light on a school project

September 14, 2015

Students at Sandy Grove Middle School in Lumber Bridge, North Carolina, now have a better visual environment in which to learn, thanks to light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

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Specifying acoustical ceilings in green buildings

July 31, 2015

Until now, acoustics in commercial office buildings had not been a formal part of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating systems except on a case-by-case basis.

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