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🌿 Exciting News in Sustainable Building! 🌎 The U.S. Green Building Council has just revealed its Top 10 States for #LEED in 2023, and it's incredible to witness the growth of green building initiatives globally. While #wisconsin didn't make it to the top 10, the achievements in the field are still commendable. 🏆 In 2023, a new record was set with the addition of the most LEED-certified gross square footage (GSF) in a single year. The collective efforts resulted in over 6,000 LEED-certified commercial projects worldwide, contributing to a remarkable 1.36 billion GSF of green building space. Check out the details and explore the 2023 #Top10LEED states: https://lnkd.in/gYuDr6pH https://lnkd.in/gW39GnDt #SustainableBuilding #GreenBuilding U.S. Green Building Council - U.S. Market Insights

In 2024, the green building industry continues to innovate with new products designed to enhance sustainability and improve health outcomes. From electric construction equipment to low-carbon concrete, explore these top 7 products that can help you build smarter and greener. Learn more about these advancements and their impact on the industry.

The 'Circular Economy' approach to production, waste reduction and consumption is as necessary as it is transformative, but it is one that can only function effectively when underpinned by trust — trust that the waste products circulating within the economy are safe, trust they are free of hazardous materials and trust that their origins can be traced and certified. It's great to be a part of this stellar lineup to discuss how we can move forward as an industry and provide more room and appetite for circular products, while maintaining compliance and public trust. Looking forward to seeing you there!!

The faces of Green Building Alliance are changing in 2024. Read our newest blog to learn about the updates to our staff and board: https://buff.ly/3OPRJhh

EBSA - Australia PHIVE (5 Parramatta Square) stands as a testament to sustainable design, earning a prestigious 6-star Green Star accreditation, a significant marker for public buildings. Designed with an eye toward eco-consciousness, PHIVE boast a layout that encourages thermal comfort and minimises reliance on traditional air conditioning, underlining Parramatta City Council’s commitment to operating PHIVE as a carbon-neutral entity. EBSA is honoured to have contributed to this landmark project by incorporating our energy-efficient Schneider BT90 thermally broken double-glazed louvres and digital CPS-M control panel into the building’s façade. These elements work seamlessly with the building management and control system (BMCS), enhancing air quality and facilitating the removal of aerosol particles through the use of thermal chimneys and operable louvres. Positioned at the core of Parramatta CBD, this Civic Centre not only serves as the community, cultural and civic hub but also sets a benchmark for government building sustainability in the state. Its design minimises the need for artificial heating and cooling, emphasizing environmental performance through sustainable design principles. EBSA has a range of air quality sensors that can be retrofitted to existing projects and work in conjunction with new or existing automated facade systems to extend the benefits if improved air quality and environmental control to educational and professional environments. Builder: Built. Architects: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture, DesignInc and Lacoste + Stevenson D+H Mechatronic AG #makingbuildsbreathe #schneiderlouvres #constructionaustralia #constructionnewzealand #constructioncanada #energyefficiency #greenstar #sustainabledesign #windowlouvres #naturalventilation #cleanair #naturallight #environmentallyfriendly

Seeing a few BERDO/BUEDO decarbonization playbooks making the rounds and am a bit concerned... 🤔 ...that holistic thinking about a building is being replaced by tunnel vision on one or two aspects of a decarbonization project. With each building having its own conditions and rehab history, there are many variables to consider in a decarbonization plan -- envelope condition and its ability to support new structure, existing mechanical/plumbing equipment lifespan, air tightness of both walls and ducts, etc etc. There's not a one-size-fits-all approach and tackling one thing before another might impact your building or budget negatively in the long term. I love to work with building owners on this kind of thing, but I'm certainly not the only one. Consider joining us in the Decarbonizing Existing Buildings Alliance in our next meeting on August 7th and staying engaged in conversation with others doing the work. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ew8APQnt

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The products and materials we use for buildings significantly impact reaching our green building and resilience goals. BuildingGreen, Inc shares the top green building products of 2023 in USGBC+. https://bit.ly/401ItuE

If you are in the New York area, this aims to be an informative conference, with our own Katie Poss presenting with the State of New York on embodied carbon policy implementation. #embodiedcarbon #climatepolicy

Want to know what's happening behind the scenes? Check out our latest edition of Inside Green Star ⭐   Hear about proposed changes to Green Star Buildings v1.1, Green Star Performance V2 updates, the first industrial Green Star Building and more.   Read all about our most recent updates and support resources > https://lnkd.in/ghpbgKJt