Green Building Initiative President Speaking at Houston AIA’s Gulf Coast Green “Why Do We Need Another Green Building Rating System?”

I was forced to pursue an FSC certification since Re-View was selected to manufacture historic window replicas for a LEED gold university project. To secure a precious point towards a gold standing, the project demanded all wood be FSC

The Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes certification process costs significantly less to conduct and is faster to finish than LEED certification, a recent Drexel University study found that

Green building's LEED v4 received another hit earlier this month when South Carolina banned state building projects from using the materials credit that requires ingredient reporting.

Haworth, Inc. pledged to remove 56 chemicals of concern from its products by the end of 2015, says its ninth annual Sustainability Report. It also plans to source 100% of wood from sustainably managed forests.

A ban on LEED v4 for state projects has been passed by the Ohio senate and has moved on to the state legislature. Ohio follows other states, including Maine and Georgia, where LEED has been restricted by governmental action.

The list is based on per-capita 2010 U.S. Census data and includes commercial and institutional green building projects certified throughout 2013.

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) released its ranking of the Top 10 States for LEED, the world’s most widely used and recognized green building rating system.