Articles Tagged with ''sustainability''

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) has recognized Alfred State as a sustainability leader.

The U.S. General Services Administration announced recently that it issued a Request for Information online to gather input on new sustainable building technologies and practices in support of its Green Proving Ground program.

The U.S. Green Building Council expects to substantially revise LEED next year, forcing builders beginning in 2015 to take new and more-detailed steps to get buildings certified as environmentally friendly by the private non-profit group.

Marketers of consumer products touting various environmental-benefit claims finally have some closure on how to approach green advertising without running afoul of the Federal Trade Commission, said LeClairRyan partner and 17-year FTC veteran Thomas A. Cohn during an Oct. 12 business-law conference.

The American Concrete Institute (ACI) will broadcast four live Webinars from the ACI Fall 2012 Convention.

Recently Mannington Mills, in cooperation with Ocean Conservancy and New Jersey Clean Communities, did its part to clean up the local environment. 

Teragren  has earned the USDA Certified Biobased Product Label for their complete line of bamboo building products.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the recipients of its 2012 Leadership Awards, recognizing outstanding individuals who embody the vision, leadership and commitment to the evolution of green buildings and communities as a vehicle to enhance our quality of life.

Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon will be among the luminaries honoring William McDonough at a fundraising gala for the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) recently announced the opening of the fifth public comment period for the proposed update to its LEED green building program.