The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower in China, has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum for Core and Shell (CS).
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For the second year in a row, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) named Canada as the number one country its annual ranking of the top 10 nations with Leadership in Energy and Environmental...
Pickering high school deemed world’s greenest school
(04/21/2015)
The Global Coalition for Green Schools’ sustainability competition crowned Dunbarton High School (Pickering, Ont.) the ‘Greenest School on Earth.’
Is ‘buying local’ always better?
(09/01/2011)
Placing special emphasis on the use of local materials is a popular approach to reducing the many environmental impacts of construction projects. The Canada Green Building Council’s (CaGBC’s) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design...
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