Potawatomi to build $36 million data center project in Milwaukee 

Published: January 27, 2012
Tags: data center, Potawatomi, Potawatomi Business Development Corp., U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The Potawatomi Business Development Corp. on Friday announced plans to start construction of a $36 million data center in Milwaukee.

Wis. fails to make USGBC’s top-10 LEED list 

Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: LEED, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The U.S. Green Building Council on Thursday released its 2011 list of top-10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings per capita, based on the U.S. 2010 Census information.

LEED change leads to lumber drop 

Published: December 13, 2011
Tags: Forest Stewardship Council, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, USGBC

This year, significantly fewer Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design projects specified the use of wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.

Court dismisses US Green Building Council lawsuit

Published: August 17, 2011
Tags: lawsuit, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

The United States District Court in New York City on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought against the U.S. Green Building Council. Henry Gifford and others brought the lawsuit against the USGBC. The court ruled Wednesday that none of the plaintiffs in the action had alleged or could allege any legal interest to be protected by [...]

LEED lawsuit claims deceptive marketing 

Published: February 18, 2011
Tags: American Institute of Architects Wisconsin, Kahler Slater, lawsuit, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, LEED AP, Matt Tendler, Nathan Remitz, Patera LLC, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC, William Babcock

By Jack Zemlicka Four people suing the U.S. Green Building Council in federal court claim the group’s green building accreditation for professionals is nothing more than a deceptive marketing tool to lure customers. Parties in an amended lawsuit filed this month in New York argue they are losing business because, they say, the USGBC falsely [...]

5 things you should know about Michael Arny 

Published: January 31, 2011
Tags: green, green building, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Leonardo Academy, Michael Arny, U.S. Green Building Council, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USGBC

“For most organizations, buildings are their biggest asset, so why wouldn’t you want to know if it’s certified or not?”

LEED’s push for accountability 

Published: January 31, 2011
Tags: Andrew Pace, Berners-Schober Associates, Eagle River, green, green building, Ian Griffiths, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Northland Pines High School, Scot Horst, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

This year likely will be the year of accountability for the U.S. Green Building Council.

Builders association sues MN GreenStar

Published: December 20, 2010
Tags: BATC, Builders Association of the Twin Cities, lawsuit, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, MN GreenStar, Sean Morrissey, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

By Brian Johnson Dolan Media Newswires Minneapolis — An already messy breakup between the Builders Association of the Twin Cities and the nonprofit MN GreenStar organization is getting messier. BATC in fall notified GreenStar the association was pulling out of the program. Now, the association is suing GreenStar over intellectual property rights, breach of contract [...]

Madison developer opts for Energy Star over LEED 

Published: November 9, 2010
Tags: City Row Apartments, Energy Star, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Focus on Energy, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED, Madison, Madison Gas and Electric, Stone House Development, U.S. Green Building Council, USGBC

By James Briggs A Madison apartment complex that opened this fall has been labeled one of the nation’s most energy-efficient residential buildings. But the label is from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency instead of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. City Row Apartments, an 83-unit complex in downtown Madison [...]

USGBC is all about green … in more ways than one

Published: August 16, 2010
Tags: blog, Hot Topics, LEED, Rohde, USGBC

By Marie Rohde

staff writer

The U.S. Green Building Council’s name gives the impression that it is an organization of building trade professions, perhaps an agency of the federal government. It is not.