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Tour of Adobe’s triple Platinum LEED certified HQ

by Tom Raftery on March 25, 2009 · 7 comments

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LEED (short for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a building rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), that provides a suite of standards for environmentally sustainable construction.
In 2006 Adobe’s HQ in San Jose became the world’s first commercial enterprise to achieve a total of three Platinum certifications under the LEED [...]

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LEED certified buildings on the rise!

by Tom Raftery on January 14, 2009 · 10 comments

in Green building

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According to the US Green Building Council (USGBC) buildings account for 38% of CO2 emissions in the United States, buildings consume 70% of the electricity load in the U.S and CO2 emissions from buildings are projected to grow faster than any other sector over the next 25 years.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental [...]

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