Bank of America, which just ranked at the top of a recent survey on green banking initiatives, is going for US Green Building Council Platinum certification with a recently opened banking center in Adelanto, CA.
The building features solar-PV systems, recycled content insulation, water conserving landscaping and fixtures and sustainable finishes like compressed wheat countertops.
The structure is part of Bank of America’s $20 billion environmental commitment which tagged $1.4 billion worth of funds for green building initiatives aligned with the USGBC LEED program. Platinum is the highest certification possible for a green building under the LEED program.
The project was designed by …read more

I’ve mentioned the great Carbon Reduction webinar series from the US Green Building Council before here and there’s more coming up. On December 5th the series continues with the Building Projects Learning Track.
This webinar is presented in partnership with the Pew Center on Global Climate Change, World Resources Institute and CTG Energetics, Inc.
The Building Projects Learning Track is a three session series for building professionals to learn design, construction, and operations plans to reduce the carbon emissions on any building project.
You can register here. Cost for complete three-session Building Projects Learning Track for $200, or $80 per session. You …read more

The US Green Building Council (USGBC) is running a Carbon Reduction Webinar Series for building industry professionals, business and organizational leaders, and others interested in reducing the carbon footprint of their buildings or organizations.
In partnership with climate change experts from Pew Center on Global Climate Change, World Resources Institute, and CTG Energetics, Inc., and media partner Stamats Commercial Buildings Group, the USGBC presents Foundations II: Carbon Inventory Process on October 24th.
This 90-minute webinar is the second of two foundation sessions that form the basis for the two tracks of the USGBC Carbon Reduction webinar series: Building Projects and Organizations.
Participants will …read more