LEED construction poses more injury risks, researchers say

Public comments wanted for sustainable building certification program

Published: February 5, 2013
Tags: General Services Administration, USGBC

The U.S. General Services Administration is seeking public comments as it prepares to recommend a sustainable building certification program to be used for new federal buildings and extensive renovations of existing buildings.

ESI Group wins award for distribution facility

Published: December 13, 2012
Tags: ABC, ESI Group USA, LEED, USGBC

Associated Builders and Contractors of Wisconsin has awarded ESI Group USA Inc., Hartland, its Gold Award for general construction in its category for industrial projects costing more than $3 million, according to a news release.

Immel to build first LEED-certified Wal-Mart

Published: November 15, 2012
Tags: Immel Construction, LEED, USGBC, Wal-Mart

Green Bay-based Immel Construction will build the first Wal-Mart store expected to be certified through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, according to a news release from Immel.

Milwaukee County supervisors to consider hotel proposal for Park East

Published: September 25, 2012
Tags: Economic and Community Development Committee, LEED, Milwaukee River Hotel, MRH West, Park East, USGBC, Willie Johnson

A committee of Milwaukee County supervisors will consider a proposal to negotiate with MRH West LLC, Milwaukee, to develop an extended-stay hotel on a Park East parcel across Old World Third Street from the Aloft Hotel.

Mortenson, NBBJ set record with courthouse project

Published: September 14, 2012
Tags: LEED, Mortenson Construction, USGBC

Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis, and architect firm NBBJ, Seattle, set a record for the shortest timeframe to design and build a federal courthouse, according to a news release.

Report: LEED reaches 2 billion square feet of commercial space

Published: August 6, 2012
Tags: jobs, LEED, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design now has more than 2 billion square feet of certified commercial buildings throughout the world, according to a report by DesignBuild Source.

GSA eyes green building change

Published: June 11, 2012
Tags: GBI, green building, Green Building Initiative, Green Globes, GSA, Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture, Joni Teter, LEED, Living Building Challenge, Living Future Institute, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The General Services Administration, the “landlord” of the federal government, soon might uproot its longtime standard for green building in favor of a fresh face.

Changes to LEED put off for a year

Published: June 5, 2012
Tags: LEED, LEED v4, PVC, Rick Fedrizzi, United States Green Building Council, USGBC

The United States Green Building Council, which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design sustainable building certification program, announced Tuesday that anticipated changes to LEED standards will be postponed a year.

LEED-certified green building projects hit 12K mark

Published: March 27, 2012
Tags: green, LEED, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The U.S. Green Building Council announced Tuesday the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge in Texas is the 12,000th commercial project to receive LEED certification, according to a U.S. Green Building Council news release.