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Dealers
RDO Equipment McKinney, Texas, is company’s first with LEED Certification
RDO Equipment Company’s location in McKinney, Texas, finished in 2015, is the first for the company to receive LEED Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). More than 10.7 billion square feet of construction space in more than 58,000 projects throughout the world are participating in LEED, according to USGBC. “RDO Equipment Co.—McKinney’s LEED […]
January 16, 2017
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Business
States fight against LEED certification requirements for wood
A recent report from the Associated Press details controversy between several states—all but one of which are in the Southeast—and the U.S. Green Building Council over LEED certification of timber growers. Earning LEED points is of great importance to builders these days. Green construction of nonresidential projects in the U.S. jumped from $3 billion in 2005 […]
June 25, 2013
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Business
Washington D.C. tops 2012 list of states for LEED projects
The U.S. Green Building Council has released its Top 10 States for LEED in 2012 list and Washington D.C. regins supreme. The rankings might look a bit odd considering some states are ranked lower than others even though they had more projects certified and/or more total square feet certified for the year. The U.S.G.B.C. ranks […]
January 28, 2013
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Business
GBIG site provides access to worldwide green building projects and trends
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has launched its Green Building Information Gateway (GBIG), a web-based platform intended to help people understand the green dimensions of the built environment by providing exploration and comparisons. Site visitors can learn more about these green dimensions by navigating the site’s main categories: activities, buildings, places strategies and collections. […]
November 27, 2012
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