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Standard 202P, Commission Process for Buildings and Systems, identifies the minimum acceptable commissioning process. Public review period runs until Oct. 1.
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A new property-tax incentive for green building passed in New York shows how states with strong central governments can adopt no-risk incentives for sustainable development during a slow recovery.
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The EPA’s third annual Energy Star Program kicked off Wednesday. Nearly 3,300 commercial buildings will compete to improve energy efficiency, with the biggest loser taking home the prize.
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As the U.S. General Services Administration continues to evaluate green-building systems for use in its projects, more than 1,200 businesses and organizations sign on to a letter asking the organization to continue using LEED.
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If approved, the SW Ecodistrict Initiative could give the area surrounding the National Mall just the push it’s needed to transform the urban ghost town into a lively city center.
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Under a new coalition, 27 industry groups raise issue with USGBC’s LEED development procedures and call for more consensus-based approaches and transparency in green-building standard development.
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Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, and Biz Stone to headline opening plenary for 2012 conference and expo in San Francisco.
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The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy ranked 12 of the largest global economies, seating the U.S. at number nine.
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By June 1, 2013, non-residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet will be required to measure or benchmark, as well as disclose, energy and water use.
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Some agencies scored all positive marks on 2011 energy and sustainability reports, while others made no progress in reaching 2020 goals.