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EDUCATION USGBC provides high-quality educational programs and materials on green design, construction, and operations for professionals from all sectors of the building industry. The focus is on developing practical knowledge, exploring new business opportunities, and learning how to create more healthful, productive, and efficient places to live and work. USGBC’s diverse delivery formats, including webinars and publications, make learning about green building accessible to all. GREENBUILD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND EXPO Greenbuild is the world’s largest conference and exposition dedicated to green building. Launched in 2002, ithas become an important annual event for the green building industry. Each year, tens of thousands of professionals convene to take part in educational sessions, tour green buildings, and view exhibits of green products and technologies. LEED” GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program is a third-party green building certification program and an international symbol of excellence in the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings and neighborhoods. It encourages and accelerates adoption of sustainable building and community development practices through the creation and implementation ofa green building benchmark that is voluntary, consensus based, and market driven. ABOUT LEED
LEED RATING SYSTEMS Comprehensive and flexible, LEED is applicable to buildings at any stage in their life-cycles. New construction, the ongoing operations and maintenance of an existing building, and a significant tenant retrofit to a commercial building are all addressed by LEED rating systems. The rating systems and their
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