Let's celebrate the #greenleaders making a difference in their local communities! Nominate a person, project, or organization to be recognized with a 2024 #USGBC Local Market Leadership Award. The application deadline is open in select markets until October 3. You can access a list of participating markets, application criteria, and tips for applying here >> https://lnkd.in/eAyqz_yV Check out below to see a few of our award recipients from 2023 in the Climate Champion and LEED Green Building Legacy award categories. What projects in your community deserve recognition this year? Select 2023 award winners (see the full list: https://bit.ly/3zy7RiA) Greer Environmental Sciences Center Virginia Beach, Virginia Submitted by: VMDO Architects Lauderhill Transit Center Lauderhill, Florida Submitted by: Spinnaker Group, a Division of SOCOTEC USA Grandview Yard Grandview, Ohio Submitted by: Nationwide Realty Investors Lubber Run Community Center Arlington, Virginia Submitted by: VMDO Architects Historic District Infill Home Decatur, Georgia Submitted by: SK Collaborative Van Andel Institute Phase II Grand Rapids, Michigan Catalyst Partners Ryan Snow, Sade Dennis, MS, Leigh DeWitte, Diane Coleman, Dustin Mason, Alexis Barry, LEED AP, WELL AP, Rebecca Knight - Duffy, MaryEllen Etienne, LEED GA, TRUE Advisor, Steph L., Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers)
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Hard to believe that it was a week ago when we were in Bozeman with incredible people and projects. Grateful to Kath Williams for making our visit so memorable and very much looking forward to our return. One of our stops included an amazing tour of the Montana State University-Bozeman. The campus was spectacular, innovative, and packed with #LEED buildings. Charlie Woodruff U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Green Building Council - U.S. Market Insights
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Sustainable travel hubs like rail and bus depots and airports offer excellent opportunities to access #healthier spaces for travelers and local residents alike. A historic adaptive reuse project, #LEED Gold Union Depot is a true #sustainableicon. Do you have a favorite iconic travel hub you visit that you would like to see become more sustainable? Tell us about it in the comments, or complete our survey: https://lnkd.in/emauNb6G Celeste McMickle, Diane Coleman, Dustin Mason, Hilari Varnadore, CC-P, Korinne Haeffel, MaryEllen Etienne, LEED GA, TRUE Advisor, Rebecca Knight - Duffy, Sheri Brezinka, LEED Green Associate, Stephanie Hays Gabriel, Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers), Ryan Snow, Charlie Woodruff, Monique Owens, Heather Goetsch, MUP, LEED Green Associate
Union Depot in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a unique transportation hub, event space and mixed-use retail complex that blends early 20th-century elegance with the latest green innovation strategies. This iconic #LEED Gold building demonstrates its dedication to sustainability through the adaptive reuse of a historic building and a focus on green building practices that include energy-efficient systems. Notable strategies include: 🏛 Building reuse by maintaining existing walls, floors and roof 🚛 Construction waste management ⭕ Development density and community connectivity 🚲 Alternative transportation, including public transportation access, bicycle storage and changing rooms, and low-emitting and fuel-efficient vehicle parking 🌳 Water-efficient landscaping View the project scorecard and learn more. https://bit.ly/3MmST27 HGA
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Check out April Ambrose, LEED Fellow, GCP's recent USGBC+ article on the importance of apprenticeship programs in the green building industry and how we can develop an equitable and contiguous pipeline of clean economy career education and skill development. Want to hear more from April and other experienced professionals focused on shaping the #greenworkforce of the future? Join us online next week for our Workforce Development in Green Building Summit, Sept. 3-5! We'll discuss practical strategies, funding, #USGBC tools, successful programs, and more. Full summit and one-day passes are available. Register by August 30 and save 50% through our Flash Sale! Lear more >> https://lnkd.in/eT8fK6hr #greenjobs Tag: Steph L., Suzanne Haerther, Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers), Heather Goetsch, MUP, LEED Green Associate, Sade Dennis, MS, Stephanie Hays Gabriel, Monique Owens, Charlie Woodruff, Ryan Snow, Rebecca Knight - Duffy
Preparing the future green workforce is essential as the green building industry advances. In the latest from USGBC+, #LEED Fellow April Ambrose, LEED Fellow, GCP discusses the importance of workforce development and creating an equitable green jobs pipeline through education and skill development. https://bit.ly/4cLMsRc
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We are thrilled to share the announcement of this year's #Greenbuild Legacy Project - "East Parkside, Past and Future: Building a Sustainable Community." We're looking forward to working with CENTENNIAL PARKSIDE CDC and Green Building United on this initiative to promote culture and community and improve the health and well-being of residents in the East Parkside neighborhood of West Philadelphia. Check out the link below to learn more about this year's Greenbuild Legacy Project! Emily Pugliese, Jessi Ray Koch, Medea Villere, Monique Owens, Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers)
The 2024 Greenbuild Legacy Project, "East Parkside, Past and Future: Building a Sustainable Community," focuses on the East Parkside neighborhood in West Philadelphia. Established by the CENTENNIAL PARKSIDE CDC, the project promotes culture and community and improves residents' health and well-being. 'The East Parkside, Past and Future: Building a Sustainable Community' project showcases our multifaceted approach to supporting a healthy, resilient and activated East Parkside neighborhood. Every aspect of the Legacy Project has been created through community collaboration [and] local and national partnerships. Together, these projects are achieving community goals related to commercial corridor revitalization, building and public space preservation and activation, energy conservation, and more!” - Jessi Ray Koch, Director of Equitable Development, CPCDC. https://lnkd.in/duDv36gw Greenbuild International Conference & Expo
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🚨 Flash sale alert! Save 50% on registration to #USGBC's Workforce Development in Green Building Summit if you purchase tickets between Aug. 26-30! Don't miss this opportunity to gain practical strategies, tools and insights into how we can recruit, train and connect the green workforce of the future. This summit will take place online Sept. 3-5 as six sessions spread over three days. 🌟 Day one will focus on policy, partnerships and funding, including the #IRA 🌟 Day two will explore USGBC tools to engage the next generation of workers 🌟 Day three will highlight exemplary industry programs Both full summit and one-day passes are included in the flash sale. Register today! Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/eT8fK6hr #greenworkforce #greenjobs
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As cities seek ways to meet their emissions reduction goals, advance equity, and promote economic development, the building retrofit sector is driving a growing need for skilled labor, particularly in construction jobs. Join us at #USGBC's Workforce Development in Green Building Summit for a session exploring actions that local city leaders can take to grow the diversity and capacity of workers while maximizing potential funding opportunities, such as the #IRA. Led by Henrique Goes and Korrin Davis of C40 Cities, this session will share key findings from C40 Cities' recent report, "Growing the Workforce Needed for Building Retrofits: A Guide for U.S. Cities," which was produced in partnership with the National League of Cities. Register today to join us online Sept. 3-5! Full summit and one-day passes are available. Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/eT8fK6hr #greenworkforce #greenjobs
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What a fantastic couple of days in the #LEED Gold certified City of Billings! The dedication of the new Kampgrounds of America, Inc. LEED Gold headquarters was inspiring. Closed out our time in Billings with a wonderful roundtable at the LEED Platinum Northern Plains Resource Council. Onto Bozeman! U.S. Green Building Council U.S. Green Building Council - U.S. Market Insights
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Explore how we can harness the motivation, capture the mindshare and grow the capacity of the current and next generation of the #greenworkforce by incorporating the Inner Development Goals of Being, Thinking, Relating, Collaborating and Acting into #USGBC tools, starting with the #LEED Integrative Process. Panelists Melissa O'Mara of The Leaders Co-Lab and Kevin Stack of Building in Nature's Image will host an interactive presentation addressing how every LEED project can leverage the Integrative Process to build purpose-driven, inclusive, collaborative, systems-aware teams. Join us for their session, "Einstein was Right: Leveling Up the LEED Integrative Process," at USGBC's digital Workforce Development in Green Building Summit on Sept. 3-5. Full-summit and one-day passes are available! Learn more >> https://lnkd.in/eT8fK6hr
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It's back-to-school time, and SMU's Dallas Hall is on our #sustainableicon honor roll! Learn about this impressive #LEED Gold project below. #Healthy, #resilient and #inclusive spaces are crucial components for creating a thriving campus community. Do you have a favorite iconic academic building that you would like to see become more sustainable? Tell us about it in the comments or complete our survey (https://lnkd.in/emauNb6G)! Tag: Sheri Brezinka, LEED Green Associate, Celeste McMickle, Diane Coleman, Dustin Mason, Hilari Varnadore, CC-P, Korinne Haeffel, MaryEllen Etienne, LEED GA, TRUE Advisor, Rebecca Knight - Duffy, Stephanie Hays Gabriel, Tia Metzger (She/Her/Hers), Suzanne Haerther, Anna Grace Mbow, Alexis Barry, LEED AP, WELL AP, Anitra Pickett LEED AP, MBA, MSUS, MLS, Emmery Ledin, M.A., Lauren Farkas, Leigh DeWitte
Originally constructed in 1915, Southern Methodist University's Dallas Hall is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places. This impressive #sustainableicon certified #LEED Gold to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2015 and then recertified again at the Gold level in 2021. Sustainability strategies include: 🚌 Access to alternative transportation 💻 Sustainable purchasing related to electronics and furniture 💧 Additional indoor plumbing fixture and fitting efficiency ⚡ Energy optimization strategies including ongoing commissioning and system-level metering 🗑 Implementing a high-performance green cleaning program Check out their most recent LEED scorecard: https://bit.ly/3yBImNz SMU Office of Facilities Planning and Management
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