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GreenerBuildings News: October 23, 2008 ===========================================================
Welcome to the latest edition of GreenerBuildings News. We are committed to bringing you the latest information and resources on the full spectrum of environmental issues related to buildings and facilities. Log on to http://www.GreenerBuildings.com for more up-to-date news, tools, case studies and other resources related to greener building practices. A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online at: http://www.greenerbuildings.com/enewsletter
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rom Rob Watson: There is a growing emphasis on greening America's schools, and not a moment too soon. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, with 50 million students and 5 million faculty approximately 20 percent of the country's population is involved on a daily basis with the 120,000 K-12 schools in the U.S. — significantly more if parents are included.
As USGBC CEO Rick Fedrizzi's letter notes, America's existing building stock represents a huge and largely untapped resource that can put our citizens to work, reduce costs and conserve our natural resources while providing lifelong lessons for our future leaders. Check out this week's newsletter for news on the Mayors' Alliance for Green Schools, which was spurred by the USGBC in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and is led by progressive mayors such as Miami's Manny Diaz and Seattle's Greg Nickels. The Mayors' Alliance will focus on partnerships with local businesses to support the implementation of green measures.
Since LEED for Schools was launched in 2007, nearly 1,000 schools have registered and over 100 have certified. For more information and resources about LEED for Schools and tools to advocate for green schools in your area, visit www.buildgreenschools.org. The Clinton Global Initiative's K-12 greening program will support this effort ... Read the rest online at: http://www.greenerbuildings.com/enewsletter
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How to Navigate the Green Seas http://www.greenerbuildings.com/podcast/2008/10/17/how-navigate-green-se... By Tilde Herrera GreenBiz.com Executive Editor Joel Makower discusses his new book, "Strategies for the Green Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the New World of Business." He offers three keys to help companies assess how well they are doing and answer the question: How good is good enough? You can listen to GreenBiz Radio online, download episodes to your computer or subscribe to our the RSS feed at: http://www.GreenBizRadio.com
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Green vs. Greed -- An Open Letter to Green Building Professionals http://www.greenerbuildings.com/blog/2008/10/23/green-vs-greed Rick Fedrizzi, the CEO, president and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council writes about the strength and resilience of green building movement in these tumultuous economic times. Holcim Honors Top Green Building Projects in North America http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/22/holcim-honors-top-green-... An arts and education center in New York, a day labor station in San Francisco and a lake restoration and research center in Canada are among the nine winners sharing $270,000 in prize funds in the prestigious North American Holcim Awards competition.
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U.S. Mayors, USGBC Join Forces to Green Schools http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/20/green-schools
The U.S. Conference of Mayors has formed the Mayors' Alliance for Green Schools, which will work with the U.S. Green Building Council toward the goal of making the nation's schools environmentally friendly within a generation.
Indiana Hospital, California Library Snag LEED Gold, Colorado Capitol Goes Green http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/21/leed-gold-green-capitol Community Hospital South in Indianapolis and the San Mateo Public Library Main Branch have attained LEED Gold status, and Colorado’s Capitol has become the first LEED-certified state house in the country.
South Africa Joins World Green Building Council http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/22/south-africa The Green Building Council of South Africa has been accepted as the 13th full member of the World Green Building Council.
Johnson Controls, Dow Chemical Added to Pew Center's Green Business Council http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/22/pew-center Energy efficiency giant Johnson Controls and Dow Chemical have been named to the prestigious Pew Center Business Environmental Leadership Council.
Green Energy Resources Eyes 1M Tons of Storm-Damaged Texas Wood http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/20/green-energy-resources-e...
New York renewable energy company Green Energy Resources is working to obtain up to one million tons of hurricane-damaged forest wood from southeastern Texas.
USGBC, Marriott, Enterprise Honored for Work to Green Travel Industry http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/21/green-travel-tourism Travel + Leisure magazine named the U.S. Green Building Council, Marriott International and Enterprise Rent-A-Car among its winners of the 2008 Global Vision Award.
Giant Eagle Supermarket Tapped as First LEED Gold Grocer http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/10/17/giant-eagle Supermarket retailer Giant Eagle earned LEED Gold status for a store in Columbus, the first to receive such a high eco-friendly rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.
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