BE+ Community Blog

Thank you USGBC National Members!

By Grey Lee   I recently sent out a note to all the USGBC National Members in the Commonwealth. It's a great group of almost 400 seriously green organizations! Hello, I wanted to say thank you to your firm for being part of the USGBC. Together, we are a powerful...

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Cast your Ballot for LEEDV4 by June 30th!

By Jim Newman     Are you a member of the consensus body for LEED Version 4? Have you cast your ballot yet? What am I talking about? Remember, voting ends June 30th.       The process of affirming the next version of the LEED rating systems, known as LEED V4 for each...

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Say Goodbye to the Incandescent Lamp – and perhaps the CFL?

By Grey Lee by Chris Liston   Say goodbye to the incandescent lamp - and perhaps the CFL? As the federal government continues to phase-out A-type incandescent light bulbs, a price war between Cree Lighting and Philips Lighting has pushed the life-cycle cost of A-type...

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Innovation in Green Design Showcase

By Grey Lee Our friends at the New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) have put together a great special edition highlighting various of our the excellent projects that entered our Innovation in Green Design Award contest in April. Here's the blog entry about the...

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Fun Networking at Knoll!

By Grey Lee Last night we had the first in our new series of Networking Nights for the USGBC MA Chapter in Boston.   Knoll - furniture provisioner extraordinaire - provided their LEED Platinum showroom space and a full array of beverages and food for our community. It...

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Platinum Tour of the UTEC in Lowell

By Grey Lee In June 12th, the Emerging Professionals (EPMA) hosted a green building tour and networking night in Lowell. United Teen Equality Center (UTEC) was the venue and provided a great opportunity to see a LEED Platinum facility. It is actually the oldest...

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Fraunhofer hosted the

By Grey Lee Fraunhofer hosted the Climate, Mind & Behavior Program June gathering of the Garrison Institute's Boston Hub. We had about 25 people come out to their new facility at 5 Channel Center Street in the Innovation District. Fraunhofer performs a lot of...

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Networking Nights are Back!

By Grey Lee It's time to connect. Join your fellow Green Building professionals and enthusiasts for an informal evening of networking on June 18th. Don't miss this chance to re-launch our energizing series of monthly gatherings designed to bring you together...

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The USGBC Annual Report is Out!

By Grey Lee If you really want to geek out about the USGBC!   Each year, the national organization collects information from the many chapters across the country to get a sense of how much advocacy, education, and professional development work is happening.   Caution:...

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Green Apple Day of Service

By Grey Lee The USGBC's Center for Green Schools is once again promoting Green Apple Day of Service to advance healthy, sustainable schools!    The inaugural Green Apple Day of Service, held on September 29, 2012, had more than 1,250 service projects in 49...

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A Green Building That Helps Make Everything Greener

By Grey Lee In the interests of full disclosure, I submitted this building for the recent Green Building of the Year Award. My connection to this building is not as a member of the project team, but as one who gets to work in this building on a daily basis. I lived...

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