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USGBC's Greenbuild International Conference and Expo kicks off in San Francisco

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Green Building Council's (USGBC) Greenbuild International Conference & Expo , the world's largest conference dedicated to green building kicked off today at San Francisco's LEED Gold Moscone Center with 7,000 attendees. read more.

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Highlights from the Greenbuild Legal Forum

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This year, the US Green Building Council hosted the 2nd Annual Legal Forum at Greenbuild 2011. The green building community seems to understand that green buildings do present new risks that must be managed and attorneys can help. Attorney Dan Sheridan provided a thorough recap of the Legal Forum on his blog, Legally Green.

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San Francisco real estate records will include ‘green labels’

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Ecologically-sustainable building practices, or “green labels,” will now be included on official land records maintained by San Francisco. read more.

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Los Angeles Tops EPA Cities For ENERGY STAR Certified Buildings

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District of Columbia, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Dallas round out top five, cutting energy costs while increasing efficiency, reducing emissions.

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EBS Project News – San Francisco Surgical Arts Receives LEED Platinum

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EBS is proud to announce that its client, San Francisco Surgical Arts, received LEED Platinum certification under the LEED Commercial Interiors™ (CI) v2009 rating system.

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City Momentum Index Identifies The World’s 20 Most Dynamic Cities

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San Francisco. Technology-rich cities that took early advantage of technology trends and provide fertile environments for innovation: San Francisco (1), Austin (7), San Jose (9), Boston (17) and Seattle (18). GLOBAL TOP 20. Hong Kong. Los Angeles.

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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

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Professor Janis Birkeland is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne who has taught sustainable planning and architecture at several universities. Previously, she worked as a planner, architect, and lawyer in San Francisco to gain insights into the impediments to sustainability. Is this really progress?