Night after night we see stories on the news warning of greenhouse gases and global climate change. The ice caps are melting and polar bears and other species are on the road to extinction. Our landfills are bursting at the seams. Our drinking water is contaminated and the very air we breath is filled with harmful chemicals and toxins. We've over-fished the oceans, depleted our protective ozone layer, cut down countless acres of trees and vegetation, and stopped at nothing in our insatiable desire for fossil fuels. What kind of a world are we leaving to future generations? And who is responsible for the mess we've gotten ourselves into?
RedVector's New Interactive LEED Training Roadmap Demystifies Upgrading Green Credentials for Legacy LEED APs
RedVector, the leader in online continuing education for the design and construction fields, has launched a new “roadmap” for firms and professionals that is easy to use, easy to understand, and clarifies all the LEED training requirements for becoming a Green Associate, a LEED AP with Specialty, or maintaining a LEED AP without Specialty (Legacy LEED AP) or LEED Green Associate designation. New easy-to-navigate tool weeds the confusion out of pursuing or maintaining “green” credentials and details RedVector’s LEED training options.
Green-Buildings.com Leading the Way in LEED® Experience Through GreenStep Professional Project Experience Program
LEED Experience is available through the GreenStep LEED® Professional Project Experience Program; Next Round Begins on May 11th, 2010.
What Is a LEED Accredited Professional?
To begin with, you may be asking yourself, what is LEED? LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and it is a green building rating system. It offers a set standard for environmentally sustainable construction and design for all buildings, and the standard was developed by the US Green Building Council.
Green-Buildings.com Launches LEED Green Associate Master Program
Green-Buildings.com is pleased to announce the new LEED Green Associate Master™ Program; The Four Week Interactive Program starts June 1st, 2010; Registration Available on Green-Buildings.com.
WPL to Provide LEED Exam Preparation Program
The program, developed by Green Building Services Inc., will include four 90-minute webinar sessions, two U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Associate (LEED GA) exam prep resources, and a bonus study guide.
IMF Headquarters Buildings Earn LEED®-EB Gold Certification as Part of IMF Sustainability Initiative
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Headquarters 1 and Headquarters 2 buildings received the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) for Existing Buildings Gold certification.
Green-Buildings.com Launches Free LEED Green Associate Practice Test
Green-Buildings.com is pleased to announce the availability of its first FREE practice test for the LEED Green Associate exam. The practice questions were developed by Green-Buildings.com's team of LEED Accredited Professionals.
Green Building LEED Certification Supports Green Power :: Renewable Choice Celebrates 1,000 LEED Projects
Renewable Choice Energy, a national sustainability company known for its award-winning wind power partnerships and the world's largest supplier of green power for LEED certified buildings, is celebrating having now supplied more than 1,000 LEED buildings with green power to reduce their environmental impact and support renewable energy development in the U.S. and Canada. Read how the LEED Green Power Credit supports renewable energy growth...
