| By Jeannie Renné-Malone |
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The Obama administration has made it clear that advancing clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are priorities. As the administration sets forth new policies relating to GHG reporting and potentially moves toward cap and trade legislation, various market segments, including the commercial buildings sector, are beginning to assess the potential impacts and benefits.
The energy used in homes and commercial buildings is often generated by burning fossil fuels, which emit GHGs. Reducing energy consumption in the building sector is therefore critical to the reduction of GHGs—particularly given that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that commercial and industrial buildings in the United States account for 45 percent of our national GHG emissions. The EPA estimates that over the next 25 years, GHG emissions from buildings are projected to grow faster than any other sector, with the largest amount of emissions coming from commercial buildings. Starting from the design phase, new buildings present a major opportunity to improve energy efficiency and reduce GHG emissions.
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Greenbuild 2009 to Offer Numerous Opportunities for Green Building Education
The show offers attendees several types of career development activities, including opportunities to prepare for or take a LEED professional exam, and to attend educational sessions and events to earn credits toward maintaining LEED credentials and other industry certifications.
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Crowne Plaza Atlanta Becomes Georgia’s First Hotel to be Green Globe Certified
The Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia recently announced its certification by Green Globe, the premier international brand for sustainable travel, tourism and related green businesses.
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Mannington to ‘Bring Greenbuild Local’
Mannington Commercial recently announced the launch of “Bring Greenbuild Local,” a forum for sharing great ideas, live Webcasts and CEU credits from Greenbuild 2009 with designers who cannot travel to Phoenix this year.
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National to Donate Product to Phoenix Learning Center
Upon the conclusion of Greenbuild, Forest Product Solutions, National Office Furniture and other FSC School sponsors will donate furniture and materials to the Phoenix Day Child and Family Learning Center, the oldest continually operating nonprofit early childhood care and education program in Arizona.
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November 10, 2009 |
2009 ARIDO Awards Honor Ontario's Best Interior Designers
USGBC Announces Winner of Sustainable Design Competition
NCIDQ Rolls Out New Exam Requirement
Study Finds Employees Working in Green Buildings More Productive
Building Sector Leaders Call for Steep Energy and Emissions Cuts
Sustainable Design Program Receives Excellence in Education Award from USGBC
Steelcase WorkLab Granted LEED Platinum Certification
Toronto Resource Center Earns LEED Gold
HDR Releases New Publication on Evidence-Based Design
USGBC Tackles Building Performance Head On
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