After nearly three years in the making, the Federal Trade Commission has released its proposed update of the Green Guides for advertising environmentally-friendly products. Although the proposals provide some badly-needed clarity for what a company can say about the environmental attributes of a product, the revisions still have some glaring omissions and are not likely to… Continue Reading
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Subscribe to Green Building RSS FeedUSGBC Launches LEED for Neighborhood Development
Posted in Green BuildingThe U.S, Green Building Council ("USGBC") on April 29 implemented the long-awaited LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system ("LEED-ND") in response to an increasing awareness that it will take more than high-tech buildings to achieve a sustainable future. LEED-ND emphasizes siting, design and other criteria “that bring buildings and infrastructure together into a neighborhood and relate the neighborhood to its… Continue Reading
Vancouver B.C. Green Olympics
Posted in Green BuildingNashville TN lawyer and blogger Lena Babaeva Coridini has a post today about the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics getting a gold medal for sustainability. Aside from the convention center’s green roof, a number of the things she mentions that Vancouver has done right are not things you would notice because they deal with things like… Continue Reading
LEED for Existing Buildings — A Whole New Ballgame
Posted in Climate Change, Green BuildingA requirement of the U.S. Government for renewing its lease of the EPA’s Region 10 office in downtown Seattle is that the building obtain the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Environment and Energy Design (LEED) Silver* certification for existing buildings (LEED-EB). According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, the owners of 1200 Sixth Avenue… Continue Reading
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