On Monday, June 4th, Rick Fedrizzi, the President, CEO and Founding Chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council announced they have decided to delay the ballot on LEED 2012 until June 1, 2013.
The U.S. Green Building Council announced the recipients of the 2011 LEED for Homes Awards, recognizing projects, developers and home builders who have demonstrated leadership in the residential building marketplace. The awards were presented at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference & Expo in Toronto.
National Office Furniture, a brand unit of Kimball Intl Inc., announced that its Dallas showroom has attained LEED Gold and its Escalade casegoods has also earned BIFMA level 3 certification for sustainability.
Kimball Office enhanced productivity while reducing the environmental impact of its operations, casegoods and furnishings. Kimball's state-of-the-art finishing system and proprietary Pura coatings emit virtually no VOCs, so products meet indoor air quality standards set by LEED and BIFMA. The company's efforts in this area earned it a spot in the 2010 WOOD 100.
LINCOLNSHIRE, IL -- Watch it now, on demand for free as the editors of Woodworking Network examine how the trend to greener wood products is impacting techniques and technologies for sanding and finishing.
VANCOUVER, BC-- The proliferation of eco-labels and resulting market confusion about the sustainability of competing building products has spurred the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) to support of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs).
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