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Dec 18, 2024 Equity

Growing equity from the ground up with municipal tree-planting

By treating trees as critical green infrastructure, U.S. cities are reducing urban heat island effects and revitalizing communities.

Dec 16, 2024 Sustainability

IRA update: Help defend the IRA’s tax breaks for buildings

Dec 11, 2024 Sustainability

Choose your own adventure: Your electrification journey begins here

Nov 26, 2024 Prosperity

LEED professionals in public service find shared goals among diverse communities

Nov 12, 2024 Resilience

Sustainable communities in Colombia: COP 16 session insights

Nov 20, 2024 Sustainability

Schools in Henrico County exemplify how LEED helps achieve energy goals

Education

USGBC+ tells the stories of the people behind a powerful and ever-growing global green building movement. Explore USGBC+ articles to learn more about the changemakers in our industry and gain continuing education credit at the same time.

Dec 16, 2024 Sustainability

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Growing equity from the ground up with municipal tree-planting

IRA update: Help defend the IRA’s tax breaks for buildings

Choose your own adventure: Your electrification journey begins here

LEED professionals in public service find shared goals among diverse communities

Sustainable communities in Colombia: COP 16 session insights

Schools in Henrico County exemplify how LEED helps achieve energy goals

Education

Decarbonizing for healthier, more equitable communities

Creating the next generation of green building professionals with workforce development

LEED for Cities and Communities: a tool for achieving local sustainability priorities

Weaving diversity, equity and inclusion into the fabric of the built environment

Resources

USGBC Impact Report

Nature's Blueprint: Enhancing Biodiversity through Design

Building Transition: Financing Market Transformation

From Vision to Action: USGBC's Commitment to Building Decarbonization

Defend key Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) buildings tax breaks

USGBC at COP 29: Together for Nature and Climate

USGBC at COP 16: Green Building Certifications Support Preservation of Biodiversity

Buildings and the Inflation Reduction Act Policy Guidebook

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Using LEED to build sustainably at scale

Greece in the era of resilience and climate change

Enhancing health and wellness by improving indoor air quality

Implementing zero waste at scale with TRUE portfolios

Major companies use green financing to build their LEED portfolios

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