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Army Abandons LEED Certification

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Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. The Army is abandoning LEED certification. Less than one month later, the Army has announced it is abandoning LEED certification. in lieu of pursuing LEED certification.

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Not April Fool's: Defense Department to Adopt Green Code and LEED

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In last week's post, I stated that the Army was abandoning LEED certification in lieu of a green building code based on ASHRAE 189.1. Instead, the Department of Defense is going to simultaneously require compliance with its green building code and with LEED certification. This new code, based heavily on ASHRAE 189.1, I am baffled.

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Rise of the S: Q&A with ESG Researcher Avis Devine

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Her time is mostly spent researching the financial implications of sustainability in commercial real estate (CRE) and serving Schulich’s graduate programs in real estate and infrastructure. YOUR RESEARCH CENTERS AROUND ECONOMIC RISK (BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL) AND HOW IT’S IMPACTED BY ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

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Rise of the S: Q&A with ESG Researcher Avis Devine

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Her time is mostly spent researching the financial implications of sustainability in commercial real estate (CRE) and serving Schulich’s graduate programs in real estate and infrastructure. Your research centers around economic risk (business and financial) and how it’s impacted by environmental sustainability.

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STATEMENT OF KEVIN KAMPSCHROER DIRECTOR OFFICE OF FEDERAL HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICY U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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What is the Green Building Certification System? What is Federal government’s role in using sound science and peer-reviewed studies to evaluate and implement advanced building technologies? The GSA is chartered to lead high performance building efforts including Congressionally-mandated review of green building certification systems.

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Fall Conference Circuit: 12 Top Takeaways

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Michiel Bakker, Director of Global Workplace Programs at Google, and Lindsay Baker, Head of Sustainability and Wellbeing at WeWork, discussed creating the workplace of the future. In this way, offices are shifting from primary workplaces to communities. The verdict: it’ll focus a lot less on work, and a lot more on place.

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Panasonic Celebrates Grand Opening Of New Headquarters In Newark, NJ

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Panasonic, which signed a landmark 15-year lease to move from Secaucus to Two Riverfront Plaza, recently completed its relocation to its new headquarters, occupying 10 floors of the 12-story building, developed by a joint venture partnership of SJP Properties and Matrix Development Group. New Jersey Gov.

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