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The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) recently announced the U.S.

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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has been sued over its highly popular LEED building rating system.

It’s a rare honor indeed, and Clorox Company’s headquarters is one of only 38 buildings in the U.S. to achieve the distinction. But how does one get a LEED Platinum rating, and what does it mean?

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This is the final part of my three-part series with Scot Horst, senior vice-president at the USGBC. Here Scot talks about the Harvard report "The State of the Nation's Housing 2010", energy efficiency, and the future of renewable energies.

This is segment of a three-part interview with Scot Horst, senior vice-president, LEED, at the U.S.Green Building Council (USGBC). In this part, Scot comments on the global sustainability movement, Architecture 2030, and green jobs in the U.S.

This is the first segment of a three part interview with Scot Horst, senior vice-president, LEED, United States Green Building Council (USGBC). In this part, Horst talks about the mission of the USGBC, why green buildings are so important, and LEED.

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) recently reached a landmark US$4 billion in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds that it has invested in energy efficiency for federal buildings nationwide.

Buildings are one of the world's largest consumers of energy and, as a result, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

So, green building--architectural design based on improving the energy efficiency of a building throughout its entire life span--has become increasingly en vogue.