NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) today announced that the Empire State Building has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ball State freshman Andrew Hopkins works on homework in the lobby of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building at Ball ...

U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Platinum-certified headquarters at 2101 L St. NW in D.C. (Courtesy A.E. Landes Photography) If D.C. were a state, it would have topped all states in 2020 for ...

Massachusetts tops the ranking of last year's “top 10 states for green building,” followed by Illinois and New York, according to the U.S. Green Building Council, which developed the popular LEED ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is celebrating a new LEED milestone, announcing it has surpassed 100,000 registered and certified LEED commercial projects. “In 1998, we created ...

Through LEED, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) helps leaders worldwide commit to a smarter, sustainable, and more prosperous future where eco-friendly buildings and communities are the standard ...

Many of the new buildings on UW’s campus are not only functional and beautiful – they’re also green. The University of Wyoming has committed to building to LEED-Silver standards or better. The US ...

Since its debut in 2000, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design designation — the pride and joy of the U.S. Green Building Council and the industry standard for certifying environmentally ...

There are a number of reasons that major office investors have been implementing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) ...

Amidst efforts to increase eco-friendliness on campus, the University administration announced a new commitment to the environment by mandating that all major new construction projects meet a strict ...

In 2010, the U.S. government announced a multi-billion-dollar plan to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings, including a focus on LEED certification. Used worldwide, LEED—Leadership in Energy ...