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United States Green Building Council

USGBC
United States of America
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Mission

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization committed to a prosperous and sustainable future through cost-efficient and energy-saving green buildings. USGBC works toward its mission of market transformation through its LEED green building certification program, robust educational offerings, a nationwide network of chapters and affiliates, the annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo, professional credentials and advocacy in support of public policy that encourages and enables green buildings and communities.

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New report demonstrates how to achieve healthier, more resilient cities – while saving billions of dollars
Rigorous studies of El Paso, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. demonstrate that smart surface strategies can deliver more resilient, healthier, cooler and more equitable cities. The research demonstrates that these technologies can effectively address the severe cost of worse air quality, higher pollution and excess heat in urban low-income areas.
Meetings and conferences
In person
20 July 2012
Gulfport, Mississippi
Mississippi disaster resilience seminar
The Mississippi Chapter of the United States Green Building Council will host three seminars on disaster resilience.
Publication
Green building and climate resilience: understanding impacts and preparing for changing conditions
This report represents one of the first attempts to compile all research on the impacts of climate change on the built environment in the United States and to link impacts with strategies for addressing them.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

https://www.usgbc.org/
+264 61377500
Fax:
+264 61230172