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Self-Nomination Period for 2011 Board of Directors Closes Aug. 5

Are you interested in serving on the USGBC Board of Directors? Employees of organizations that have been USGBC members since July 7, 2009, or earlier may be eligible submit self-nominations between now and Aug. 5. You can download the nomination package now (PDF) to ensure that you meet all the eligibility requirements, including two requirements new this year: 1) anyone elected to the board must be a member of a USGBC chapter by Jan. 1, 2011, and 2) nominees must demonstrate a material role in championing sustainability or green building within their organization.
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Clean Energy Leaders Meet at First Global Clean Energy Ministerial Stakeholder Meeting

On July 19, the Clean Energy Ministerial Stakeholder Meeting, hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy, the Alliance to Save Energy, and the U.S. Green Building Council, brought together over 150 clean energy leaders from technology companies, financial services, professional services, academia, associations, non-profits and others to discuss the policies and mechanisms necessary for the acceleration of worldwide clean energy deployment.
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USGBC Opens Building Performance Partnership to Current LEED-Certified Buildings

USGBC's Building Performance Partnership (BPP)engages owners and managers of commercial and residential LEED-certified green buildings to optimize the performance of buildings through data collection, analysis and action and is now open the to all current whole-building LEED-certified projects.
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USGBC and AIA Announce Architecture for Humanity Sustainability Design Fellow

USGBC and AIA have appointed Stacey McMahan, AIA, LEED AP as the Architecture for Humanity (AFH) Sustainable Design Fellow to lead sustainable rebuilding efforts in Haiti and work directly with community members on the ground.
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LEED Professional Credential Holders Can Look for a New Logo to Identify CMP

Green building professional credential holders with one of the LEED AP or LEED Green Associate designations can now look for the new “GBCI Credential Maintenance Program (CMP)” logo to identify courses that meet the LEED credential maintenance requirements.
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Bank of America Launches Affordable Green Housing Grant Program for LEED for Neighborhood Development Projects

USGBC and Bank of America announce Affordable Green Neighborhoods Grant Program which will award financial and educational resources to LEED for Neighborhood Development projects with affordable green housing available to citizens at all income levels.
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USGBC Announces Judges and New Format for 2010 Natural Talent Design Competition

Natural Talent Design Competition gives students and young professionals the opportunity to apply sustainable design concepts to local community building projects. The 2010 competition will take on a special format by convening in New Orleans during the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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USGBC Research VP Selected as a Lead Author on IPCC Report

The U.S. Green Building Council's Vice President for Research, Dr. Chris Pyke, has been selected as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 5^th Assessment Report (AR5), reflecting the critical role buildings must play in international climate change mitigation efforts.
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USGBC Applauds Introduction of the Home Energy Conservation Bond Act

USGBC applauds Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), who introduced H.R. 5617, the Home Energy Conservation Bond Act, legislation that will authorize $2.4 billion in bonds to states and large municipalities to finance loans for residential energy efficiency and water retrofits.
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USGBC Collaborates with Builders Association Corpus Christi and Coastal Bend Green Built

The Builders Association Corpus Christi is the latest regional home builders associations (HBA) in the country to be selected as an affiliate with the LEED for Homes green homebuilding Affiliate Program, which was created to encourage continued growth and increase the availability of the green homes stock by working with local HBAs across the country.
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Be a Part of Generation Green - Register to attend Greenbuild Today!

This year’s theme, Generation Green: Redefining Our Future, represents the committed group of individuals and organizations, who, regardless of age, politics, personality, background, profession, demographics or geography, seek out solutions everyday to combat our collective environmental and economic challenges. Generation Green is all of us, and we want to know: What are you doing to redefine our future?
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future for our nation through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building certification program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities.

The LEED® green building certification program is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system for buildings designed, constructed and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. LEED addresses all building types and emphasizes state-of-the- art strategies in five areas: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials and resources selection, and indoor environmental quality.

LEED Professional Credentials (LEED AP and Green Associate) recognize professionals who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building techniques, the LEED green building rating systems, and the certification process. The LEED Professional Credentials program is administered by the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), which was established with the support of USGBC to allow for objective, balanced management of the credential program.