| | What's New With LEED Professional Credentials
By ERIN EMERY, Green Building Certification Institute, Washington, D.C. |
| The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Credentials program is the industry's agreed-upon way of identifying professionals who demonstrate ongoing excellence in green-building practice, providing certainty and relevance for the marketplace. The credentials are designed to meet two goals. First, they recognize green-building expertise and create incentives for professionals to maintain and advance their knowledge and skills. Additionally, they provide employers, policymakers, and other stakeholders with assurances of a professional's current level of competence. LEED credentials are the marks of the most qualified, educated, and influential green-building professionals. [More] |
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| | Model Green-Building Code Announced |
| Organizations representing building-safety professionals, energy and lighting engineers, green-building practitioners, architects, and technical-standard developers have come together to establish a comprehensive model green-building code designed to rapidly advance green-building practice across the United States. [More] |
| | Unit for Electricity Savings Named After 'Godfather' of Energy Efficiency |
| The Rosenfeld, proposed as a unit for electricity savings, will be named after the man seen by many people as the godfather of energy efficiency, Arthur Rosenfeld. [More] |
| | Conference to Focus on Building-System Performance |
| The Building Enclosure Council—Portland will be hosting the BEST2 Conference April 12-14 in Portland, Ore. A three-day event, the conference will be comprised of three tracks (energy efficiency, whole buildings, and fenestration) that will focus on specific aspects of building-system performance, such as high energy efficiency, good indoor climate, and long-term performance. [More] |
| | ConnectivityWeek 2010: Buildy Award Nominations Sought |
| Nominations for the seventh annual Buildy Awards, part of ConnectivityWeek 2010, which will be held May 24-27 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, Calif., are being accepted. [More] |
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