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• LEED for Healthcare Passes Member Ballot

  The USGBC’s LEED for Healthcare rating system passed by member ballot with an 87 percent approval rate.

• Global Leadership in Our Built Environment Alliance Issues Call for Partners

  The international coalition GLOBE seeks to advocate for sustainable building practices as a key strategy in combating climate change.

• USGBC Launches Two New LEED Offerings

  LEED for Retail is the latest version of the LEED green building rating system, while the LEED Volume Program is designed for high-volume property developers.

• Call for Entries: 2011 AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects

  The AIA Committee on the Environment is now accepting projects for the program’s 15th year.

• USGBC Opens Public Comment Period for Next Version of LEED

  Proposed changes to the LEED green building rating system are posted for public comment through Dec. 31.

• Longest Indoor Living Wall Opens

  With a total surface area of 4,072 square feet, the new indoor living wall at Longwood Gardens horticultural center is the longest of its kind.

• Rhode Island Adopts the IGCC

  Rhode Island adopts the International Green Construction Code as a compliance path for the Rhode Island Green Buildings Act.

• GSA Raises Federal Building Requirement to LEED Gold

  GSA's facilities standards will be updated by the end of 2010.

• Residence Hall Wins EPA National Building Competition

  Morrison Residence Hall at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill beat out 13 other buildings in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s competition monitoring energy use and waste reduction.

• USGBC's Vote on Wood Certification Standards Starts Oct. 25

  Balloting will decide whether groups other than FSC will get their standards recognized for LEED points.