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Contractors strive to achieve accreditation.
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Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
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June 30, 2008
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- Hall, John R.
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LEED AP for EB. If that sounds like a lot of alphabet soup, its definition is "certification in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design as an Accredited Professional in Existing Buildings."
That is a mouthful, yet it is something that contractors are working hard to achieve. According to the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI), this accreditation means that a person has distinguished himself as a building professional "with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward the LEED Certification process" and has "demonstrated a thorough understanding of green building practices and principles and the LEED Green Building Rating System.
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Environmental Design & Construction;
July 1, 2006 ;
Holowka, Taryn;
543 words
......add the words LEED AP to their business...successfully steward a green building project from design...expertise of a LEED AP is in increasing...high-performance green building. In addition...short years, the LEED AP program has become...high-performance ...
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LEED AP accreditation expands beyond building industries
The Business Journal - Central New York;
June 13, 2008 ;
Martino, Kristina;
585 words
......understanding of green-building practices and...Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System...anymore. The U.S. Green Building Council, based...accreditation. The LEED AP credential indicates...according to the Green Building Certification...students ...
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New credentialing organization launched for green building...
Environmental Design & Construction;
January 1, 2008 ;
165 words
...Washington, D.C. -- The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI...established with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to administer credentialing programs related to green building practices and standards. GBCI will ensure that the LEED Accredited ...
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New credentialing organization launched for green building...
Sustainable Facility;
February 1, 2008 ;
148 words
...Washington, D.C. -- The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI...established with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to administer credentialing programs related to green building practice and standards. GBCI will ensure that the LEED Accredited ...
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Green Building Certification Institute launched.(IN THE NEWS)
Ceramic Industry;
February 1, 2008 ;
170 words
...The Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI...with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council to administer credentialing programs related to green building practice and standards. The GBCI...credentialing programs aimed at improving green building practices. The ...
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New Credentialing Organization For Green-Building Professionals.
Western Builder;
December 17, 2007 ;
215 words
...Staff The newly incorporated Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI...with the support of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) to develop and...credentialing programs aimed at improving green building practice. Peter Templeton, vice...measurement systems such as the LEED ...
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What does the future hold for green building?(environmental friendly...
Environmental Design & Construction;
December 1, 2004 ;
Ritchie, Kirsten;
787 words
......contributed to the growth and development of green building, and should be proud of our collective...made a lot of progress advancing the green building profession and our success is demonstrated...number of government agencies adopting green building criteria; the growing ranks of ...
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Green building goes mainstream: indicators show that 2004 will be the year...
Professional Builder (1993);
March 1, 2004 ;
Dooley, Richard Rivera, Jennifer;
787 words
......2004 as a vanguard year for the green building movement. Here's what we see that suggests that green building practices and technologies will...building this year. * The sprouting of green building programs: Residential green building...
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Green is here to stay: the green building movement has never been...
Residential Design & Build;
June 1, 2006 ;
Tonjes, Ray;
787 words
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A blueprint for green building economics.
Environmental Design & Construction;
July 1, 2003 ;
Gottfried, David;
787 words
...Green building has rapidly been gaining momentum as a design...industry since the late 1980's. The various country green building rating systems provide the best definition of a green building. In many countries, green building activity initiated...
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Green building gaining ground in local commercial sector.(Real Estate)
Crain's Cleveland Business;
February 18, 2008 ;
733 words
......from his peers when he hopped on the green-building bandwagon more than 10 years ago. This...persisted over the years in his support of green building principles tempered with a pragmatic...architects and commercial builders. (Green building) is not yet mainstream, but it's not...
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Green to be made in green movement.(green building)
Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News;
January 21, 2008 ;
Skaer, Mark;
787 words
...Go green. Go green. Go green. Everywhere...at Yudelson Associates, a green building consulting firm in Tucson...that key No. 1. The value of green building construction starts was expected...2007, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, citing ...
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U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).(Appointments)(Brief Article)
PM Engineer;
February 1, 2006 ;
111 words
...The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has elected six members to its Board of...Environmental Design + Construction's editor, Michelle Hucal, LEED AP, for the at-large category. ED+C, a sister publication of PME's, is the premier source for the green building industry. Other new board ...
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