2020 Green Building Policy Press Briefing
Field trips to scholarships: An early start in sustainability raises the standard of living
Paris Agreement: Five years later
GBCI’s new look for a powerful and promising future
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: Raúl Berarducci
Young people are part of the solution
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Award: Plaza Centroamérica
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: Pepsi World Trade Center
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: MP Service Headquarters
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Award: Grupo Roble
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: CCMB
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: Torre Mayor
2020 USGBC Latin America Leadership Awards: Prologis
Validating sustainable building expertise through professional credentials
An environmental movement without a youth movement is no movement at all
As our communities recover and we find solutions to COVID-19, by ensuring we’re accounting for new ways of learning about our spaces’ impact on our health and the power to influence decision making, we’re also ensuring the next generation will come back ready to build a healthier and more resilient future for all.
2020 Latin America Leadership Awards
USGBC is honored to announce the 2020 Leadership Awards recipients from Latin America. bit.ly/34NOukl
¡Felicidades!
🏅 Centro Cultural Mexiquense Bicentenario
🏆 GrupoRoble
🏅 MP Service Headquarters
🏆 PepsiCenterWTC
🏅 Plaza Centroamérica
🏆 Prologis
🏅 Raúl Berarducci
🏆 Torre Mayor
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USGBC's International Education Series: Latin America
GBCI's International Town Hall series is continuing next week in Latin America! Join U.S. Green Building Council President and CEO Mahesh Ramanujam to get the latest information on how the organization's vision is progressing in your part of the world.
Mexico and Central America on 8/24: https://bit.ly/30zhSbw
South America on 8/26: https://bit.ly/2C4QXLp
Brazil on 8/28: https://bit.ly/3fyrEPA
USGBC Equity Changemakers Series - Osvaldo "Ozzie" Gonzalez
On August 6, Osvaldo "Ozzie" Gonzalez, joined by USGBC Keeper of the Heart Dr. Traci Rider, had a conversation on designing for environmental and social equity. Take a listen to this second Changemakers session in our summer series.
How the construction industry can raise the living standard
"If we make a good example of ourselves, we have to start here at the building industry to recognize how we can make it a better place for all of us." Tim Gallegos of GAF - Roofing expanded his knowledge of sustainable building design by earning his LEED Green Associate credential.
livingstandard.org/us-stories
Equity Summit Wrap Up
Beautiful musical performances, compelling presentations, inspiring speakers. See a brief re-cap of what we covered at the spring USGBC Equity Summit, May 28-29.
The event was one of three that will be held over the next year. The next event is scheduled for late September. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2CoRlUz
Preparing healthy, green classrooms with COVID-19 in mind
FLASH SALE: The Green Classroom Professional course is 45% off until July 26th. Learn tips for improving air circulation, cleaning, and energy efficiency to incorporate in classrooms now! https://bit.ly/39focYp
Europe 2020 Leadership Awards
USGBC’s Leadership Award recipients are a model for using LEED to improve communities, support human health and well-being, and contribute to a more sustainable future for all.
This year’s European awardees have made significant strides in green building design and construction, innovative waste management solutions, and environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. Take an in-depth look at the impressive work of this year’s recipients.
USGBC is honored to announce the five selected 2020 Leadership Award recipients: COIMA, Ecover, the International Olympic Committee, Palazzo del Monte di Pieta and Union Investment Real Estate.
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is a sustainability leader in the international sports world. The Olympic House, its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, embodies the IOC’s commitment to sustainability and received the rigorous LEED Platinum certification. The team was able to reuse or recycle 95% of the former administrative building and 95% of construction waste. The building is powered by renewable energy, part of which is produced on-site. Carbon emissions from its construction and operations have been compensated through the IOC–Dow carbon partnership. The design makes user comfort a priority with flexible space, high indoor air quality and quality views for 90% of regularly occupied spaces.
Union Investment Real Estate
Union Investment Real Estate has an impressive portfolio of more than 60 LEED projects, has been a GRESB participant since 2012, and is an early adopter of Arc, demonstrating its commitment to high-performance green building. As a real estate leader, the company is promoting a progressive sustainable business strategy for its tenants, investors and the community at large. The company first embedded sustainability into its business strategy more than a decade ago. Over the intervening period, they have been measuring, analyzing, planning and improving, steadily moving closer to the declared goal of making the nation’s building stock virtually climate-neutral by 2050.
Palazzo del Monte di Pieta
Palazzo del Monte di Pieta in Padua (Veneto, Italy) captures 500 years of Italian history and culture. Its impressive restoration and LEED Gold certification is a signal that preserving history can also contribute to a sustainable future. The building is the oldest historical bank building in the world and underwent a complex restoration that also required the people inside to modify their behaviors. From the use of water to the way people move throughout the space, from heating to recycling, the efforts undertaken by the team prioritize the well-being of both people and the planet.
Ecover
Ecover showed how factories can reimagine waste management. The green cleaning product maker put ecological design at the forefront when it built its factory in Belgium in 1992, and it continues to find ways to improve. The company adopted the TRUE Zero Waste rating system as a framework to take a more holistic approach to waste, and through strategic changes, it achieved TRUE Platinum certification. Ecover redesigned its bin layout and optimized collections with external contractors to avoid unnecessary waste pickups. The company also implemented a composting system and moved to bulk storage for raw materials, as well as reusable drums to help avoid excess packaging.
COIMA
COIMA’s visionary work has helped integrate innovation with tradition to support the City of Milan’s urban regeneration. Through the use of LEED, the company has overseen the development of 20 LEED-certified buildings, representing more than 400,000 square meters of space, and more are expected. With the support of its Sustainable Innovation Committee, COIMA continues to work toward its goal to promote, manage and accelerate the integration of new practices for sustainability and innovation. COIMA has become a participant in GRESB and also hopes to achieve the first LEED-certified community in Europe.