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TI Receives LEED Gold Certification for Sugar Land Design Center in Texas

Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated today announced the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification to TI's new design center in Sugar Land, Texas, near Houston.

3 Jun 2015

Limetec Group Exhibits Eco-Efficient Building Products at National Self Build & Renovation Centre

Sustainable building systems company Limetec Group has become a permanent exhibitor at the National Self Build & Renovation Centre in Swindon, providing an opportunity for visitors to learn about its eco-efficient building products and solutions.

24 Feb 2015

Winnipeg Richardson International Airport Achieves LEED Silver Certification

Winnipeg Airports Authority and Stantec Architecture proudly announce that the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport is the first airport terminal in Canada to become LEED certified.

9 Feb 2015

Study Examines Whether Solar Panels and Green Roofs Work Well in Tandem

There’s plenty of cold weather still to come, but the University of Haifa is preparing for the sun, with a new study that examines whether solar electricity panels and green roofs can work well in tandem.

29 Jan 2015

Endocrine Society’s New Headquarters Awarded Gold LEED Certification

Today, the Endocrine Society was awarded Gold LEED Certification for their new headquarters at 2055 L Street by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED, or Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, is a green building certification program that recognizes best-in-class building strategies and practices and is recognized across the globe as the premier mark of achievement in green building.

12 Dec 2014

Securian Financial Group’s 401 Building Retains LEED Designation

Securian Financial Group’s 401 building at the corner of Sixth and Robert Streets in downtown St. Paul was the first existing building in the city to earn LEED certification five years ago.

2 Dec 2014

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Vanderbilt’s New Warren and Moore Colleges

The new Warren and Moore Colleges, which include the Kissam Center, has received a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED—Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design—is a certification program that sets the standard for environmentally responsible construction in the United States.

19 Sep 2014

Some Green Practices Improve Employee Productivity

Does a green workplace make employees more productive, as environmental sustainability experts have long argued? Commercial real estate services firm JLL created a program and online tool called Green + Productive™ Workplace to find out, which ties green office space investments to employee productivity gains. The results show that some green practices improve productivity more than others.

31 Jul 2014

USGBC Awards LEED Gold Certification to Two Penn Building Projects

Two University of Pennsylvania building projects have received LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council: The Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology and the Wharton School’s Steinberg-Dietrich Hall West Tower Entrance addition.

31 Jul 2014

USGBC Awards LEED Green Building Certification to Three Regency Projects

Regency Centers Corporation, a national owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored community shopping centers, is proud to announce that they have received LEED Certification for three of their recent developments.

29 Jul 2014