Tag: green building
USGBC ranks Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED Green Building
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building rating system, announced the annual Top 10 Countries and Regions for LEED, outside of the U.S. Mainland China topped the list.
Dodge releases World Green Building Trends 2018 report
Forty-seven percent of those participating in the World Green Building Trends 2018 SmartMarket Report expect to do the majority of their projects (more than 60 percent) green by 2021.
GBCI Canada announces Canada’s first Parksmart certifications
Green Business Certification Inc. Canada (GBCI Canada) announced Canada’s first two certifications under the Parksmart sustainable parking certification system.
AWC’s self-directed study program tops 100 eCourses
The American Wood Council’s (AWC) self-directed study program now has 100 available online courses (eCourses) about wood. Course areas range from the use and application of AWC standards, building codes, design considerations, and green buildings and materials.
With new MIT model, buildings may ‘sense’ internal damage
Researchers at MIT have developed a computational model that makes sense of ambient vibrations, picking out key features in the noise that give indications of a building’s stability.
